Public Prosecutor v Chan Sui Kwan [2026] SGDC 297
Outcome
Sentence imposed“I sentenced the Accused to six months’ imprisonment.”
Source: [2026] SGDC 297, District Court, decided 16 September 2026. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | District Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Lim Tse Haw |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Sentencing |
| Outcome | Sentence imposed |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Chew Jian Hao, Maximilian |
Source: [2026] SGDC 297, District Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Counsel (2)
Parties (2)
Case Significance
Public Prosecutor v Chan Sui Kwan [2026] SGDC 297 is a District Court grounds of decision by District Judge Lim Tse Haw, with the trial concluded after the original judge retired. The accused was charged under section 332 of the Penal Code 1871 with voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant, Special Constable/Sergeant (2) Ewan Lim Ze Kai, by biting his forearm in the public area of Terminal 3's Departure Hall, Changi Airport, on 30 June 2024. She had refused to hand over her passport and was being restrained. The judge accepted the officer's evidence, rejected the accused's bare denial, convicted her and treated the case as Category 1 under Jeffrey Yeo given a one-cm bruise. She was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and she has appealed.
[2026] SGDC 297 explained
Public Prosecutor v Chan Sui Kwan [2026] SGDC 297 ([2026] SGDC 297) is a Singapore judgment decided by the District Court on 16 September 2026. It is categorised under Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2026] SGDC 297 about?
Public Prosecutor v Chan Sui Kwan [2026] SGDC 297 ([2026] SGDC 297) is a District Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Offences — Hurt”, “Criminal Law — Offences — Offences against public servant”, and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing—Appeals”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGDC 297 consider?
The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68) and Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
Summary
The District Court convicted Chan Sui Kwan after trial of voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant under section 332 of the Penal Code 1871, by biting a police officer on the forearm at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 30 June 2024 while she was being arrested. The court rejected her bare denial and found her a first-time offender. It placed the case in Category 1 of the Jeffrey Yeo framework and sentenced her to six months' imprisonment, backdated to 23 July 2026. She has appealed.
What was Public Prosecutor v Chan Sui Kwan [2026] SGDC 297 about?
It concerned a charge under section 332 of the Penal Code 1871 against an accused who bit a police officer on the forearm during her arrest at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 30 June 2024. The court convicted her after trial.
What sentence did the court impose in [2026] SGDC 297?
The District Court sentenced the accused to six months' imprisonment for voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant, backdated to 23 July 2026. It found no exceptional circumstance displacing imprisonment, and she has appealed against conviction and sentence.
Statutes Cited
Cases Cited (2)
Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGDC 297)