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On the stand: Madam Wong Geck Woon took the witness stand on the second day of the Little India riot Committee of Inquiry hearing.
SINGAPORE - Bus timekeeper Wong Geck Woon recounted on Thursday how she was once molested by a foreign worker from India - but never heard back from the authorities after filing a police report.
The alleged incident took place while she was at her post in Tekka Lane on New Year's Day in 2012. It involved a worker she believed was drunk and who was seated at the bus queue area.
"I felt someone touch my backside as I was about to reach for my walkie-talkie," Madam Wong told the Committee of Inquiry convened to look into the Dec 8 Little India riot.
"I grabbed his hand, and accused him of molesting me, but he denied it."
The ensuing commotion drew a crowd, she said, including auxiliary police officers who escorted the foreign worker away and spoke to him. They then took her to a police station where she gave her statement to the police.
Madam Wong claimed that no documents were given to her, nor was there any follow-up.
However, before proceedings wrapped up yesterday, Senior State Counsel David Khoo reported to the court that an auxiliary police officer had called "999" on the night of the incident to inform the police of her allegation.
Mr Khoo said that in July 2012, Tanglin Police Division had, in fact, sent Madam Wong a letter informing her that its investigations had been completed and that after considering the facts and circumstances of the case, police had issued a warning to the perpetrator in lieu of prosecution.
"We also found out that the accused person was repatriated soon after the warning was given out," added Mr Khoo.
