THE man who drew a samurai sword on an MRT train faces a jail term of up to five years and at least six strokes of the cane after he was charged in court.
Peter Chua Teck Choon, a 39-year-old pugilist who teaches swordfighting at a martial arts school near Lavender MRT station, was charged on Tuesday for possessing a scheduled weapon under Section 7(1)(a) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act. He was also remanded at the Institute of Mental Health pending a psychiatric evaluation.
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