S’porean man, 46, charged for obstructing police in Johor road rage incident & attacking M’sian woman, 30

A 46-year-old Singaporean man was charged for obstructing a police officer in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, as well as attacking a 30-year-old Malaysian woman.

The accused, Gary Lim Kian Liang, claimed trial.

He is facing three charges, including the possession of a dangerous weapon, voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon, and obstructing a public servant, Malay Mail reported.

He did not indicate a plea.

Road rage

On Aug. 15, at about 11:58pm, Lim allegedly attacked a woman.

He apparently then got into a physical altercation with police officers shortly after on Aug. 16 at about 12:15am at Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, heading towards the Sultan Iskandar Building near the Causeway.

The altercation apparently stemmed from a road rage incident.

Local police arrested four men in that incident.

According to New Straits Times, preliminary investigations revealed that the incident purportedly stemmed from a dispute between three Malaysian men and a Singaporean man.

Lim allegedly possessed an 8.5cm knife without a valid permit, and the weapon was apparently used in the altercation.

In a related case, a 28-year-old Malaysian man was also charged with intentionally causing injury to Lim with a motorcycle helmet.

G. Thinesh Kumar claimed trial and was unrepresented.

Restaurant owner

During the bail application, Lim's lawyers reportedly said Lim was a restaurant owner in Singapore and suffered from mental health issues that required ongoing treatment.

Lim was apparently married and supported his elderly mother.

He was granted bail of RM20,000 (S$6,301).

His case was adjourned to Sep. 25.

Thinesh was granted bail of RM5,000 (S$1,575).

His case was adjourned to Sep. 14.