Singapore’s MRT ‘Samurai swordsman’ gets 7 weeks jail

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16 July 2014 at 10:05 am

In December 2013, swordsmanship instructor Peter Chua, 39, put on a samurai outfit and carried a Japanese sword known as a "katana" into Paya Lebar MRT Station.

He poked a passenger's stomach with the weapon, pushed a security officer who tried to approach him, and then boarded a train, wielding his sword in front of terrified commuters before he was arrested near Bugis MRT station.

For that, he has been jailed for seven weeks, reported local news outlets.

Chua admitted in court to causing hurt, threatening and using force on police officers.

According to previous media reports, the self described "expert swordsman" and tattoo artist has a history of substance abuse and was an errant patient at the Institute of Mental Health, rarely turning up for his medical appointments.

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