Electrician who bit off part of coworker's ear during fight jailed
Senthilkumar Vishnusakthi, 21, was sentenced to six months' jail on July 3 for causing the victim to lose a segment of his earlobe permanently.
Senthilkumar had pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Mr Nesamani Hariharn, 31.
Court documents stated that a drunk Senthilkumar returned to his dormitory in Kallang at around 7pm on Feb 15 and saw Mr Nesamani watching a movie
Deputy Public Prosecutor Ryan Lim said: "(Senthilkumar) began talking loudly about the victim allegedly spying on him and reporting back to their work supervisor about (his) poor work performance."
Senthilkumar also "called the victim a 'dog' for following him around", the DPP added.
Mr Nesamani confronted Senthilkumar and they started arguing.
Subsequently, as the victim was walking back to his bed, Senthilkumar punched him.
The two Indian nationals then got into a fight and Senthilkumar bit off part of Mr Nesamani's earlobe.
The other dormitory residents stepped in to restrain Senthilkumar and the police were alerted.
An ambulance took the victim to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he was found with injuries including a lacerated ear and facial wounds.
He was given nine days of hospitalisation leave and his wounds have since healed.
For voluntarily causing grievous hurt to another person, an offender can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined or caned.
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