Man who spat at and kicked elderly passenger who hushed his kids on bus fined and jailed


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SINGAPORE – After a man hushed his children on a bus and made remarks about them last August, De Silva Sylvester Marc spat at him and kicked him. About six months later, using a pram and skateboard, he hit a taxi driver who asked his children to put on their seat belts. On Thursday (Dec 30), De Silva, 29, was sentenced to five weeks’ jail and fined $4,500 in court. The Singaporean had pleaded guilty on Dec 23 to four charges, including voluntarily causing hurt and using criminal force. According to court documents, De Silva and his wife were standing...