A cleaner was sentenced to nine months in jail and three strokes of the cane for punching a bus driver after falling asleep and missing his stop, news reports said on Saturday. ( dpa )
Muhammad Ilias Syed Ibrahim, 23, pleaded guilty to attacking the 32-year-old driver on December 29 last year.
The Singaporean admitted boarding the bus, dozing off during the trip and waking up 2 kilometres past his stop, The Straits Times said.
He started screaming vulgarities at the driver and demanded the bus head back.
When the driver refused, Muhammad Ilias punched him twice in the face, fracturing his nose.
Police officers were quoted as saying Muhammad Ilias was "reeking of alcohol."
An ambulance took the driver to a hospital, and he was given a medical leave.