SINGAPORE: A man was jailed on Monday (Feb 3) for hitting a man on his head with a baseball bat and later fleeing to Johor Baru in the boot of a car.
Mohammed Fadly Razlisham, 41, had admitted on the same day to voluntarily causing grievous hurt using a dangerous weapon.
He also pleaded guilty to selling 27 bank accounts to unknown individuals, despite knowing they could be used to facilitate scams and cheating offences.
According to court documents, over S$1.9 million flowed through these bank accounts in total. It was not mentioned where the money came from or how many scam victims were involved.
For his slew of offences, Fadly was sentenced to 81 months and eight weeks’ jail and six strokes of the cane.
Fadly’s offence of voluntarily causing grievous hurt took place on July 21, 2022, when he and three friends – Muhammad Shabir Arif Shah, Shawn Christopher Lim Sze Yung and Shahid Nazareen Shah Phul Bahar Hussain – were on their way to Geylang for supper.
Driving in three separate cars, they had stopped at a red traffic light along Beach Road when a drunk man approached Shabir’s car and shouted vulgarities at him.
The four men exited the cars to confront the man and a fight ensued.
After Shabir and Lim punched the victim, Fadly approached him and swung a baseball bat towards his head.
Seeing that the victim was bleeding and worried that he would die from his injuries, Shahid then shouted at his friends to leave the scene.
The four men returned to their cars and drove off. The fight left the victim with an 8cm laceration on his scalp and a nose fracture.
Later that night, the men coordinated their accounts of the incident and agreed that if they were questioned by the police, they would not mention that a baseball bat was used in the fight.
Fadly then decided to flee to Malaysia and called someone identified in court only as David to help him leave Singapore.
Fadly was instructed to head to a carpark in Marsiling and look out for a Mazda sedan. He was then told to hide in the boot of the car and not move until the car went through immigration.
After fleeing to Malaysia, Fadly sold multiple bank accounts to an unknown Telegram user called “JC” between July 2022 and April 2023 by giving him the login details to these accounts.
It was not stated how Fadly had got hold of such banking information.
He also sold bank accounts to other unknown buyers online.
He was arrested almost a year later in June 2023 and was extradited to Singapore on July 10 that year.
For their roles in the fight, Shabir was also sentenced on Feb 3 to 20 months’ jail and six strokes of the cane, while Lim is expected to plead guilty on Feb 20.
It was not mentioned in court if Shahid has been dealt with.
If convicted of voluntarily causing grievous hurt with a dangerous weapon, an offender can be sentenced to life imprisonment or a term which may extend to 15 years. He could be also be fined or caned.
If found guilty of facilitating unauthorised access to computer material, a first-time offender can be jailed for up to two years, fined, or both. - The Straits Times/ANN
