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SINGAPORE: An Australian student was sentenced to seven months and five days in jail on Friday, March 1st, after being drunk and causing a ruckus on Orchard Road while she was in prison. Singapore holidays last year.
Ashton Jane Holloway, 25, pleaded guilty to three charges of acting in a disorderly manner, injuring a police officer and uttering abusive language to the police. .
Since her parents did not want to pay bail for her, Holloway had been in custody since January 19th.
The court heard that Holloway was drunk the night of Christmas Day 2018 and was bothering McDonald's guests at Lucky Plaza around 8:30 pm, scolding them and kicking at the tables.
A McDonald's employee called the police and two police officers arrived at the scene, joining two others who were already trying to talk to Holloway.
When they asked him out of the restaurant, Holloway refused to run, said Deputy Attorney General Amanda Han.
Instead, she repeatedly asked them "why" and told them "no". When the police asked her for details, she rushed out of McDonalds.
The officers followed her closely, trying to reason with her. She continued to question him loudly and tried to use his phone to film them.
ACCUSED POLICE OFFICERS AND RESISTANT ARREST
When an officer took his phone, Holloway shouted, "Give me my phone."
He was given his phone and continued filming the police, one of whom then decided to arrest him. However, she shouted, "Do not be afraid, *********" and she's squabbled with the officers, her sentences full of curses.
The 10-minute exchange was filmed by surveillance cameras worn by police and was presented in court Friday.
When she was taken to the police car, Holloway kicked the vehicle and used her legs to resist the entrance. In the car, she kept shouting, while the police could be heard saying "she also kicked me" and "all the while, Kena also got a shot from foot".
As the car was traveling through Orchard Road, Holloway became violent and attempted to kick an officer, who told his colleagues in Mandarin that he no longer had any strength left.
Holloway managed to unfasten his seatbelt and leaned over to another officer, biting his right forearm before kicking him in the arms and head.
The bitten officer was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital with bruises on both arms.
The prosecution had requested the imposition of a prison sentence of more than seven months, saying that it was of paramount importance that the police and security officers the police force is protected.
"There was a noticeable increase in her agitation – incoherent shouts of repeated use of vulgarities, then even false allegations and physical resistance," said the prosecutor.
In response, defense lawyer Amarick Gill asked for just over five months in jail, claiming that his client "was in no way seeking to excuse her behavior."
"REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID": JUDGE
Turning to Holloway, who was red-faced and crying on the dock, District Judge Mathew Joseph said his actions were "truly breathtaking and amazing."
"A young woman like you can cause so much damage, using the combined efforts of three, four police officers to try to make you cooperate with them, (but) you seem determined not to cooperate," he said. declared.
"It was Christmas Day – it was supposed to be a time of happiness and people were walking for a joyous occasion, but you were determined to do the opposite."
The judge then asked Holloway to address him.
Appearing taken aback, Holloway took a moment to gather before saying, "I just felt pissed off and went for a few drinks."
"I am moved by this tape being read, I am deeply embarrassed," she said, adding that she was sorry and remorseful.
The judge said she had to deal with the consequences of her disregard for the law and pointed out that her own parents had decided not to release her bail, but to let her spend time in pretrial detention.
"I hope that time has brought you to think and meditate," he said. "I hope that when you return to Australia, you will remember what you did on Christmas Day 2018."
The judge accepted the defense attorney's request for Holloway to spend 10 minutes with his parents, who were in court and returning home on Monday.
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