M'sian jailed in NZ for pouring bucket of boiling water over colleague's head
NEW STRAITS TIMES
KUALA LUMPUR: A New Zealand court has sentenced a 28-year-old Malaysian man to five years and seven months in jail after he deliberately poured boiling water on the head of a co-worker.
The incident, captured on CCTV footage, occurred in the staff cafeteria of the Turners and Growers pack house in Whakatu on July 25 last year, reported the New Zealand news portal Stuff.
It was reported that Kain-wee Show was livid after his colleague Bin Wu had taken a half-eaten hot dog from his girlfriend's plate the previous day.
The 1:45 minutes CCTV footage clearly shows Show calmly filling a bucket with hot water from the hot water dispenser, walking towards Wu who was having his meal, and poured boiling water on Wu's head, before returning to his seat and resuming lunch with his colleagues.
Wu, a Chinese national in New Zealand, suffered second degree burns to his back, neck, and head. He was hospitalised for a week at Hutt Valley Hospital.
Judge Geoff Rea said that the attack was provoked by "a very petty incident indeed."
"Apparently, the day before the defendant had become upset because the complainant had taken the remains of a hot dog on his girlfriend's plate and consumed it," the judge said.
"This was something the defendant clearly planned. He waited until he could get the boiling water without being interfered with," said the judge, as reported by Stuff.
