Vietnamese woman fined after slapping doctor at Sibu Hospital over oxygen outlet
A 26-year-old Vietnamese woman was fined RM2,000 (around S$630) after pleading guilty to slapping a doctor who stopped her from improperly using an oxygen outlet at Sibu Hospital.
The Magistrate’s Court in Sibu handed down the sentence on Monday (2 Nov).
Woman allegedly puts mouth over oxygen outlet
Around 1.30am on 10 Sept in Sibu Hospital’s emergency department, the woman, identified as Ho Thi Thanh Tuyen, approached a wall-mounted oxygen outlet and placed her mouth over it to use the oxygen improperly.
Source: Clinical Research
A female doctor who was on duty intervened and also shut off the oxygen supply to stop her.
The woman then became angry and slapped the doctor on the left side of her face before leaving the emergency department.
Doctor suffers facial swelling
The doctor subsequently underwent a medical examination.
She was found to have suffered a soft-tissue injury to the left side of her face, along with mild swelling and also a visible slap mark.
She later filed a police report, leading to the case being brought to court.
The Vietnamese woman admitted to voluntarily assaulting a public servant under Section 332 of Malaysia’s Penal Code.
The court fined her RM2,000 (about S$630), with a one-month jail term if she fails to pay the fine.
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Featured image adapted from Clinical Research.
