Cyclist who clung to car bonnet in East Coast road rage case likely affected by brain tumour: Lawyer


Nicolette Tan Shi-en, who was employed as a lawyer at the time, pleaded guilty on April 17 to a charge of causing harassment. - SGKAYPOHLAH/FACEBOOK, KELVIN CHNG

SINGAPORE: A cyclist who held onto a car bonnet during a row with a driver on East Coast Road on June 2, 2023, was diagnosed with having a brain tumour shortly after the incident, and the disease likely affected her behaviour, her lawyer said.

Nicolette Tan Shi-en, 32, who was employed as a lawyer at the time, pleaded guilty on Wedneday (April 17) to a charge of causing harassment to the driver, Elaine Michele Ow, 49.

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