Lindley Scott David John, 41, was sentenced to nearly two months in prison in jail after attacking airport staff who told him he wasn’t allowed to re-enter a restricted baggage claim area at Singapore’s Changi Airport
A drunk Brit who attacked airport staff after being told he wasn’t allowed to re-enter baggage claim has been jailed in Singapore for seven weeks.
The man, named by local media as Lindley Scott David John, 41, swore at a female auxiliary police officer and gave her the finger before grabbing her breasts and pushing other officers on scene. Moments before the attack, he was caught trying to re-enter the restricted zone at Changi International Airport’s Terminal Two arrivals. The Brit had flown in from Bangkok and left baggage claim without his luggage after not finding it on the carousel. He assumed that his employer, who he was flying with at the time, had picked it up for him – but when he exited the baggage claim area, he realised this was not the case and tried to re-enter the restricted zone in a staff entrance.
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He was then stopped by the female cop, who he attacked and swore at, along with other police officers on scene. The man was sentenced to nearly two months in jail after being found guilty of drunkenness in public places, using insulting communication at a public servant and using criminal force the deter the public servant from the discharge of their duty during his trial on April 16.
It comes just weeks after another British national, Richard Michael Roll Burridge, 57, was formally charged with harassment and mischief after allegedly causing a disturbance at Singapore’s Changi Airport over a lost phone. The altercation happened on March 8 in the gate-hold room B5 at Terminal 3 as Burridge prepared to board a flight to London, the Straits Times reports.
Just as he was about to board, Burridge realised he had misplaced his mobile phone. He then decided to leave the aircraft to search for it in the airport lounge, where he had been earlier. An airline employee told him that re-entry was not permitted and that leaving the plane could result in his removal from the flight. Burridge allegedly responded with abusive language toward the member of staff and launched into an angry outburst which saw him kick a wall panel of a nearby aerobridge, causing damage.
After the incident, he was escorted off the flight and authorities were informed. The Brit was left facing charges that could lead to penalties including imprisonment and fines.
