Overview
- A Singapore court on Oct 7 charged Canadian national Josiah Peter Crombie, 28, with voluntarily causing hurt to deter a police officer, using abusive words against a public servant, and causing nuisance while intoxicated.
- Police say the Oct 5 incident began around 9.20am at Changi Airport Terminal 1’s public departure area, where a man allegedly acted drunk and caused a nuisance.
- Preliminary findings state he refused to place his boarding pass on his passport and repeatedly hurled vulgarities at a duty auxiliary police officer.
- When Airport Police Division officers engaged him, he allegedly used vulgarities, shoved an officer, and scratched him, leading to minor arm injuries and two days of medical leave.
- Crombie appeared via video-link from remand, was offered S$10,000 bail, asked about temporary travel to Canada, was told to apply after bail, and is due back in court on Oct 21; police reiterated zero tolerance for violence against public servants, and the charges carry potential jail, fines, or caning under Singapore law.