S$2,000 fine for man who scratched Tesla car at Clementi after being ‘annoyed’ at the way it was driven – Mothership.SG

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A person has been fined S$2,000 for scratching a Tesla mannequin 3 in a public car-park.

Fined for Committing Mischief

39-year-old Hoon Jen Ken was fined S$2,000 for the offence of committing mischief, to which he had pled responsible, As we speak reported.

Hoon stated throughout his mitigation plea that he didn’t know that he had performed one thing unsuitable, however admitted that “it was a mistake on my half, it was one thing I shouldn’t have performed.”

Hoon additionally requested that he ought to serve no jail time, and the decide famous that he had already paid for the damages to the automotive previous to being charged. It was additionally famous that the price of repairs was “comparatively low” at S$450.

Hoon might have been jailed for as much as two years along with being fined.

Caught by the automotive’s sentry mode

Hoon was caught on video scratching the Tesla on March 6, 2022.

The video was uploaded the identical day.

The video was taken utilizing the Tesla’s personal sentry mode characteristic, which makes use of the automotive’s eight cameras to document its environment when somebody or one thing approaches it.

It additionally alerts homeowners in actual time about potential intrusions through a cell app.

Hoon was sporting masks and carrying quite a few plastic luggage in his left hand.

Utilizing  a key in his proper hand, he scratched the size of the appropriate aspect of the automotive, and even poked the automotive another time earlier than strolling off.

Hoon stated in court docket that he had been irritated by the way in which the Tesla had been pushed.

A couple of minutes later he recognised the automotive, now parked, close to Block 379 Clementi Avenue 5, and scratched it.

The Tesla’s proprietor, a 36-year-old man, returned half-hour later and noticed the scratch mark.

Utilizing the digital camera footage from the appropriate aspect physique digital camera, he made a police report on the Clementi Neighbourhood Police Centre and despatched his automotive for repairs.

Prime picture through SG Street Vigilante/Fb