'I don't dare to take the lift anymore': Woman punched and injured by stranger at City Hall MRT station
She was heading towards the MRT train to get home on New Year's Eve when she was allegedly punched in the head by a man in the same lift.
The 68-year-old cleaner ended up in hospital for two days and was given nine days' medical leave.
The woman, Saniya, had been working at the Supreme Court for four years and would take the MRT train from City Hall back home after work, Shin Min Daily News reported.
On Dec 31 at about 4pm, Saniya was making her way home as usual and took the lift at the MRT station. In the lift with her was an elderly man who looked to be in his sixties, Shin Min reported.
According to Saniya, the man had with him a big bag of items and stood beside her.
«He was standing to my right and the bag touched my leg. He then suddenly raised his fist and punched me on the right side of my head,» Saniya told Shin Min.
She added that the two did not engage in conversation prior to the incident, which was over in a flash.