The 33-year-old Singaporean on Tuesday pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing grievous bodily harm by heated substance.
Another charge of voluntarily causing bodily harm, including slapping the same victim three times in the face, will be considered when Mr Lim reappears in court on January 25 for sentencing.
The court heard that just before 11pm on April 19, 2022, Lim got into an argument with the victim, Martin Boi, at the opening of a bar called FML Bar on Prinsep Street.
Boy allegedly damaged Lim’s mobile phone during an argument between the two.
This happened when Lim slapped Boyi in a fit of anger before leaving the bar for a discussion.
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After speaking to police who were called to the scene, Lim returned to the bar and continued drinking, while Boy left to have dinner at a nearby hotpot restaurant with two friends and his girlfriend. Ta.
When Lim’s husband arrived at the bar, Lim told him what had happened with the boy.
While talking about the incident, Lim felt angry again and wanted to face the victim again.
Her husband tried to stop her, but she insisted and left to confront the boy at Uranus Restaurant.
At around 11.40pm, Lim entered the restaurant and walked to the table where Boy was sitting with friends.
She then tipped a pot of boiling soup over the victim, causing the soup to spill on the boy’s lower body and legs as he sat.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Santhra Aiyasamy said Boy immediately got up from his chair and tried to take off his T-shirt in excruciating pain, but he slipped and fell on the contents of the soup that had fallen on the floor.
As he lay on the floor, the boy’s girlfriend and friend helped him remove his T-shirt and pulled his pants and underwear down below his thighs.
The vicious nature of the defendant’s assault caused…permanent scars that the defendant will have to deal with for the rest of his life.
Closed-circuit television footage of the incident was shown in court, showing Mr Lim standing by the table after knocking over the pot, pointing and angrily saying something. .
Boy lost consciousness for a while, and after regaining consciousness, he headed to the bathroom to treat his burn wounds with water.
He was then taken to Singapore General Hospital, where he was diagnosed with superficial, partial and full-thickness burns to his abdomen, legs and genital area, with burns covering 29% of his body.
Boy had to undergo skin grafts four times, but was finally discharged from hospital on May 18, 2022, after 15 days of hospital leave.
The incident also caused him to see a psychiatrist for post-traumatic stress.
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Santora, seeking a prison sentence of five-and-a-half to six years, argued that a large amount of the heated substance was poured on Boy and that he had difficulty controlling the liquid so it covered a larger surface area of his body. did.
Ms Santora said: “The vicious nature of the defendant’s attack left the victim with extensive injuries, which are permanent and something he will have to deal with for the rest of his life.”
She further added that Lim’s act of throwing the boiling soup at the boy was completely deliberate, sudden and unexpected, and the boy was unable to react or take any defensive measures. .
“There was also a high risk of harm to the victim’s friends who were sitting at the same table, but fortunately they escaped without injury,” Santora said.
Those found guilty of voluntarily causing grievous bodily harm may be sentenced to life imprisonment or up to 15 years’ imprisonment, caning or a fine.