JOHOR BARU: A 40-year-old Singaporean man involved in a recent road rage incident has been fined RM9,100 at the Magistrate’s Court here.

Human resources manager Cheng Kuan Poh Colin was brought to court on Thursday (June 12), where he pleaded guilty to two offences.

In the first charge, he was accused of committing mischief by damaging Ng Yeow Meng’s Malaysian-registered continental car at Jalan Sutera Tanjung 8/4, Taman Sutera Utama, at 2.39pm on June 7.

In the second charge, Cheng was charged with insulting the modesty of 32-year-old Ng by spitting on his face at the same place and time.

He told the court that he understood the charges, which were read to him in Mandarin, and pleaded guilty before Magistrate A. Shaarmini.

The accused’s lawyer, Norfarahin Mohd Yazid, requested a lower fine for her client, citing that he has to care for his sick, bedridden parents.

"He earns S$2,000 (RM6,595) as a human resources manager, and this is his first offence," she said.

The court ordered Cheng to pay a fine of RM4,300 in default of six months’ jail for the first charge and RM4,800 in default of six months’ jail for the second charge.

Deputy public prosecutor Nur Fatihah Mohd Nizam led the prosecution.

Earlier, Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh stated that the Singaporean was detained on Sunday (June 8) to assist in the investigation.

This followed a video of an altercation between two men outside a car, which circulated on social media. The video, recorded by a woman inside the vehicle, showed the Singaporean shouting at them and repeatedly kicking the car, causing damage.