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Woman harasses, spits on taxi driver after he told passengers to wear mask for Covid-19 protection

Woman harasses, spits on taxi driver after he told passengers to wear mask for Covid-19 protection
Angry that a taxi driver told her and her companion to wear their masks during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kwek Shu Yong not only swore at the driver, she also spat at him.

On Monday (June 13), the 33-year-old woman was fined S$3,500 after she pleaded guilty to two charges related to harassment.

Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Timotheus Koh said that the incident happened in the wee hours of the morning on Nov 15 in 2020.

DPP Koh said that neither Kwek nor her companion Tan Geok Koon, whose age was not stated, were wearing their face masks when Mr Toh Gim Choon, then aged 59, picked them up at an unspecified location in Woodlands.

 Mr Toh told them to do so before boarding his vehicle. The pair complied but later, the driver noticed through his rear-view mirror that Tan had removed his mask, which prompted Mr Toh to remind his passengers to either keep their masks on or alight from his vehicle.

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