S'porean man, 36, breaks into ex-girlfriend's home to retrieve PlayStation, beats up her male friend there

When a man broke into his ex-girlfriend's home to reclaim his PlayStation console, he found that another man was in the house.

After questioning the other man about his relationship with the girl, he started to punch him repeatedly in the head, face, and ribs.

The victim was sent to the hospital and diagnosed with several injuries including a fractured thumb.

The assailant, Lincoln Lim Jun Hong, pleaded guilty on Aug. 17 to one charge of causing hurt. Two other charges for trespassing with the intent to cause annoyance were taken into consideration for sentencing.

The 36-year-old was fined S$5,000 in default of 25 days in jail. He has since paid the fine.

The trespassing

On the night of Feb. 19, 2023, Lim entered the home of his ex-girlfriend, Jean Lia Li Ling, by keying in the password to her electronic door lock.

He knew the password from when they used to date.

According to court documents seen by Mothership, he broke into Lia's home to get his PlayStation console as Lia had informed him that she intended to end their relationship.

Argument

That night, Lia had invited a male friend, Baxter Chan Zu He, to her house to play video games.

When Lim went into her house and saw Chan seated on a sofa, he asked Lia to explain what the other man was doing there.

She replied that Chan was merely playing video games in her home.

Lim was not satisfied with this response, and started to talk about the status of their relationship, both inside and outside her home.

Lim later left her house, but soon returned and began to directly question Chan about his relationship with Lia.

Chan did not engage with him, which made him increasingly agitated.

Fight

The two men ended up in a physical altercation, during which Lim punched Chan repeatedly in the head, face, and ribs.

Lim also pinned Chan down on the sofa, "[throwing] three hooks at his head region", Lim later admitted.

Chan raised his arms to block himself from the punches.

Afterwards, Lim picked up a plastic bar stool and threw it at Chan, who got hit.

Lim then left the house, and returned again to ask Chan further about his relationship with Lia, before finally leaving for the last time.

At some point during the altercation, Lia called her mother for help, and her mother made a police report, saying that her daughter's ex-boyfriend was causing a scene at her house.

Due to the fracture, Chan's left thumb was immobilised in a splint.

His other injuries were contusions on the forehead, left elbow, and left shoulder blade, as well as a superficial laceration on a finger.

According to court documents, Lim also has a previous offence for getting into a fight with three people at Marquee Club in September 2022, and punching, kicking, and pushing a woman.