Paralympic swimmer Sophie Soon in stand-off over guide dog at Rocky Master outlet


Paralympic swimmer Sophie Soon with her guide dog, Orinda. - ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits TImes/Asia News Network): Paralympic swimmer Sophie Soon was involved in a confrontation with a Rocky Master employee when she patronised the cafe at the Hougang 1 mall on Wednesday (March 8) night, accompanied by her guide dog and her mother.

In a video taken by Soon and posted on Facebook, the female employee was seen speaking on the phone before telling Soon – who is visually impaired – and her mother to sit outside its premises with the guide dog.

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