Judge’s Savage Reaction To A Man Who Shows Up Drunk In Court Is Amazing You have not learnt your lesson. How dare you turn up inebriated (drunk)? These are comments you’d expect to hear from your parents or partners. Challenging this notion, a District Judge has used them to reprimand a man in court. So what exactly did Naveenthiran Thevathas, 21, do in order to face the wrath of District Judge Kenneth Yap? He appeared to have had one drink too many before his sentencing last Thursday (19 Jul). Reports suggest that Mr Thevathas was so drunk that he was barely able to walk; security officers had to support him as he stepped into the State Court. Disgusted with his behaviour, the judge said, This is not 7-Eleven or a polyclinic. How dare you turn up inebriated? Besides unleashing these harsh comments, the judge also punished Mr Thevathas by revoking his bail and sending him to remand. Mr Thevathas was being tried for extortion and theft, after he threatened to release the sex tape of a 17-year-old boy. He had demanded that the boy pay $50,000 to prevent the video’s release. Given his drunken stupor, Mr Yap rescheduled the accused’s […]
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