Lawyer Samuel Seow is known for representing local celebrities. — TODAY pic
He also runs artiste management firm Beam Artistes, which organises the annual Manhunt Singapore pageant. However, District Judge Ronald Gwee called for a pre-trial conference to be held on Aug 13, in order to take dates for a Newton hearing. Seow “forcefully poked” her forehead twice with his finger before pushing a file that she was holding, causing her to stagger backwards, Deputy Public Prosecutor Kumaresan Gohulabalan told the court. Kong, now 26, left her mobile phone on voice recording mode while walking to the photocopying machine, in case a similar incident were to happen again.
Unsatisfied with her answer, Seow walked towards her, repeatedly asking why she did not respond earlier even though she knew about the meeting.