With the rise of personal mobility devices (PMDs) in Singapore, there has also been an increase in accidents with their misuse.

For one Singaporean man who supposedly tried to get an e-scooter rider to slow down, things did not turn out so well for him when he was allegedly assaulted during their interaction.

Stopped e-scooter rider

On June 5, Jermaine Ang took to Facebook to share what happened to her 60-year-old father-in-law at Keat Hong Mirage.

In her post, Ang claimed that an e-scooter rider was "riding his scooter dangerously" and almost hit her father-in-law.

She said her father-in-law stopped him and told him not to ride so fast.

The rider, in response, allegedly shouted vulgarities at the man and said that he would call his father.

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Allegedly assaulted by rider & his father

According to Ang's post, the rider's father subsequently arrived in a white mini bus and allegedly hit her father-in-law.

She claimed that her father-in-law was hit in the head and blanked out on the floor. She also said that both the rider and his father punched and kicked him "as if he was a punching bag."

After passers-by arrived to stop them, both the e-scooter rider and his father left.

The photos of the e-scooter rider, said Ang, were taken by a witness before he left the scene.

Sustained deep cut in ear that required stitches

On Wednesday, June 6, Clement Leong, the son of the man who was allegedly hit, posted an update of his father's condition in a comment on Ang's post.

At the time of his update, Leong stated that his father was still experiencing giddiness, and the family would definitely sue:

"This is to update the patient situation after the punching. We will definitely sue him in court as my father is still having severe giddiness."

He also attached a photo, showing a deep cut in his father's ear that required stitches:

The rider's side of the story?

On June 6, Ang posted an update with what appears to be a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation involving the e-scooter rider.

Leong informed Mothership that a Facebook user had posted this screenshot in the comments section of his wife's post, but has since removed it.

According to the screenshot, this is the rider's side of the story:

• He claimed that Leong's father shouted at his father repeatedly.
• Angry, the rider "accidentally swung [his] right hand to his (the old man) face but ended up hitting his left ear".
• Leong's father lay on the grass, his ear bleeding.
• Passers-by came over to ask what happened, and the rider's father explained the situation to them.
• Seeing that the old man (Leong's father) was not injured, the rider's father told him to "walk off in order to avoid creating more commotion".
• He then left on his e-scooter while his father took public transport home.

Police report made

Leong told Mothership.sg that there were four witnesses present at the scene, and a police report was made on the spot by one of them.

By the time the police arrived to take their statements, the rider and his father had left the scene.

The case was eventually deemed "non-arrestable" by the police, as it was a case of voluntarily causing hurt (VCH).

According to the Singapore Police Force, "VCH is a non-arrestable offence, for which the Police may not ordinarily arrest without a warrant."

The family was advised to lodge a Magistrate's Complaint should they wish to pursue the matter as a private prosecution.

A SPF spokesperson told Mothership.sg:

“On 5 June 2018 at 6.47pm, the Police were alerted to a case of voluntarily causing hurt along Brickland Road. A 60-year-old man was conscious when conveyed to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. Police investigations are ongoing.”

As of June 6, 9.15pm, the family has clarified that they have settled the matter privately and agreed not to pursue the case.

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Top photo from Jermaine Ang's Facebook post.