An 18-year-old Singapore permanent resident (PR) has been charged after allegedly assaulting Amos Yee at Suntec City Convention Centre, where anime convention Doujima, also known as Doujin Market, was held over the weekend.
Bosco Chun Ho Wang, a Chinese national, was handed one charge each of voluntarily causing hurt and public nuisance on Monday (11 May).
According to court documents, Chun allegedly punched and kicked 27-year-old Yee at around 2pm on Saturday (9 May).
The incident took place at about 2pm on Level 4 of Suntec City Convention Centre.
Source: Amos Yee on X
Chun is also accused of causing annoyance to the public by shouting during the incident, as well as by allegedly punching and kicking Yee.
He was offered bail of S$5,000, and his case is set to be mentioned again in court on 2 June.
If convicted of voluntarily causing hurt, Chun could be jailed for up to three years, fined up to S$5,000, or both.
If found guilty of public nuisance, he could be fined up to S$2,000.
Videos circulating on social media show Yee crouching on the ground outside the event venue as a person dressed as Yuji Itadori from Jujutsu Kaisen repeatedly hits him while bystanders look on.
Video courtesy of Doujin Market attendee
In response to MS News’ queries, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said they received a call for assistance regarding the incident at about 2.15pm.
“Upon arrival, officers established that a 27-year-old male subject was assaulted by an 18-year-old male subject,” SPF said.
Yee sustained minor injuries, while the 18-year-old was arrested.
After the incident, Yee posted a photo online showing a bloodied lip.
Source: Amos Yee on X
Before the convention, Yee had posted on X and Discord on Friday (8 May) that he planned to attend Doujin Market.
In response to attendees’ concerns, the organisers published a statement saying that they had cancelled the ticket of a “known problematic influencer” and were working to ban him from all their shows.
Despite this, Yee, who had previously been jailed in the United States (US) over child sex offences, still turned up at the venue and posted a picture on X captioned “Protect your kids”.
Source: Amos Yee on X
The Straits Times (ST) reported that in a later statement on Saturday, Doujima’s organisers said the altercation happened when Yee was no longer on convention grounds.
According to the organisers, Yee had approached staff at the entrance, where he was informed that he was banned, before leaving the convention area.
“We want to reiterate that we do not condone violence and our priority is the safety of our visitors and exhibitors,” the organisers said.
Yee was deported to Singapore from the US on 19 March.
He was arrested by enlistment inspectors upon arrival at Changi Airport, and later charged under the Enlistment Act over alleged National Service-related offences.
His NS case is still pending, with a pre-trial conference scheduled for 22 May.
Also read: Amos Yee says attack ‘unjust’ after scuffle at Suntec City anime convention, 18-year-old arrested
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Featured image courtesy of Doujin Market attendee.