Overview
- Shalini Devarajan, 36, pleaded guilty and received a two‑week jail term for voluntarily causing hurt.
- The 73-year-old cabby was slapped outside Yishun Neighbourhood Police Centre at about 4.20pm on Nov 11, 2025.
- Court documents say she smelled of alcohol, refused cashless options, and rejected the driver’s proposed remedies before challenging him to go to a police station.
- The driver sought treatment at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and was given one day of medical leave, and the S$24 fare remains unpaid.
- Prosecutors sought about S$172 for medical bills and stressed deterrence for attacks on vulnerable taxi drivers, but the judge declined a compensation order.