According to an article by Zaobao, a man went to Sheng Siong to buy laundry detergent on the day of the incident, but could not find the laundry detergent he wanted. The supermarket staff could not provide assistance, so he became impatient.
The angry defendant walked towards the victim who was standing on a ladder arranging goods and kicked the ladder in anger.
According to the supermarket camera footage played in court, the victim was standing on the third step of the ladder, holding cartons and arranging goods.
The defendant kicked away the ladder, causing the victim to lose his balance and fall backwards to the ground, with the cardboard box in his hand falling to the side.
After the victim fell to the ground, he found the defendant standing nearby, and the defendant hurriedly left the scene.
The victim was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital for treatment of shoulder pain and was given five days of sick leave. As the victim was still in pain afterwards, she went to the clinic six times to seek medical treatment and was granted an additional 18 days of sick leave.
