SINGAPORE — When Muhammad Fuad Kamroden was released on bail after punching a lorry driver, he beat up two taxi drivers in separate road-rage incidents.

He did not stop there, and also assaulted a stranger at a shopping mall. This all took place within two-and-a-half years.

Fuad was sentenced to two years, three months and six weeks’ jail on Thursday (Oct 31) in a district court, after pleading guilty in July to four charges of using criminal force and causing hurt to the four victims.

The 35-year-old was also banned from driving for one year after he is released.

District Judge Brenda Tan said that she considered the fact that Fuad had paid compensation to his victims in passing the sentence, though she did not specify the amount.

FELT LORRY DRIVER WAS TOO SLOW

The first incident occurred at about 8.30pm on Aug 12, 2016.

Fuad, working as a contractor, was driving behind lorry driver Pek Lian Hui, 52, in a car park at the National University of Singapore.

He felt that Mr Pek, who was looking for a vacant lot in the car park, was driving too slowly and blocking the road. Fuad honked his horn, then overtook the lorry and flashed his middle finger at Mr Pek as he passed.

When Fuad stopped his car in front of the lorry, Mr Pek got out of his vehicle and knocked on the younger man’s window.

Things quickly escalated as Fuad punched the lorry driver several times before driving off.

Mr Pek called the police and was taken to the National University Hospital. He suffered several facial fractures and superficial cuts on the face, and stayed in the hospital for six days.

Fuad was later arrested and released on bail.

POINTED MIDDLE FINGER AT DRIVER

He stayed crime-free for more than a year, but got involved in another road-rage incident on Dec 2, 2017 when he was working as a Grab driver.

At about 2.50am that day, Mr Mohamed Iqbal Mohamed Shariff, a taxi driver, was waiting to pick up a passenger at the taxi stand of Liang Court shopping mall in Clarke Quay.

A road marshal asked him to move to the pick-up point for private cars, but Fuad came from behind in his Grab car and side-swiped Mr Iqbal’s side mirror.

Fuad lowered his front passenger window and shouted vulgarities at Mr Iqbal, then drove forward and cut into the man’s lane.

They alighted and approached the road marshal, who said that Mr Iqbal had stopped his car in the right place. Fuad pointed his middle finger at Mr Iqbal and pushed his left cheek, causing a bruise, before walking off and driving away.

PUNCHED ANOTHER TAXI DRIVER

About five months later, while still out on bail, Fuad was walking along a corridor in VivoCity mall when Mr Ye Zhaojin’s right shoulder accidentally bumped into his.

Fuad got angry and shouted at Mr Ye, bumping his chest against Mr Ye’s and pushing him.

An off-duty police officer tried to intervene, but Fuad told him that it was none of his business.

Some VivoCity security officers arrived and took Fuad into custody.

Then on Feb 26 this year, Fuad assaulted a taxi driver while riding his motorcycle along Selegie Road towards Bukit Timah Road.

Mr Tio Seng Sing, 71, was inching his taxi forward just before the traffic light turned green when Fuad suddenly cut in. Mr Tio slammed on his brakes and sounded his horn at Fuad, who flipped his middle finger before riding off.

At the next junction, Mr Tio got out from his taxi and held onto Fuad’s motorcycle. Fuad then punched him in the face until he fell.