Chinese Woman Attacks Immigration Officer After Being Denied Entry to Singapore, Gets 8 Weeks in Jail

A Chinese woman recently turned aggressive after she was denied entry to Singapore and attacked an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer who was escorting her to another room.

The Chinese national, 50-year-old Xu Yanyan, wasn’t satisfied with ICA arranging for her to return to Hong Kong two days later, as she wanted to be sent back immediately.

A Chinese woman turned aggressive and attacked an immigration officer after being denied entry to Singapore

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According to Shin Min Daily News, the woman was issued a notice of refusal of entry when she arrived at Changi International Airport from Hong Kong on 13 February.

She was then brought to a room at Changi Terminal 2 to wait for her repatriation flight. After being told that ICA had arranged for her to return to Hong Kong on 15 February, the woman objected and repeatedly demanded loudly to be repatriated immediately. 

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Xu was then escorted to another room at around 6.37pm by a 34-year-old female ICA officer, at which point she turned aggressive.

The Chinese national punched the officer’s right shoulder and pinched her right forearm, injuring her.

Another ICA officer, a 32-year-old male, then alerted the police at around 7.25pm.  The female ICA officer was brought to Changi General Hospital (CGH) for treatment and given three days of sick leave.

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She was sentenced to eight weeks in jail 

Xu was then charged in court with one count of voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from performing their duty and another for harassment.

On 17 March, she pleaded guilty to one of the charges, while the other charge was considered when the judge meted out the sentence. Accordingly, Xu was sentenced to eight weeks in jail.

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