On March 10, local jazz singer Dawn Ho posted a status on her Facebook page, relaying her experience on Sentosa Island from the night before.
Ho and her friends had just finished playing a gig when they saw a man identified as Aaron Jeremiejcyzk harassing a limo service driver.
Dawn Ho claims she tried to break it up, but was assaulted instead by Jeremiejcyzk and a female friend. The former then punched her in the face, giving her a bloody nose.
Ho’s recount of the evening below:
So last night after my gig in Sentosa while waiting for my band mates to pick me up at the taxi stand, I witnessed an very obnoxious guy and friends (one girl, one guy) hi jack a limo cab and shout in the most demeaning way to the cab driver and limo service personnel. Complaining about the $43 per trip fee of the limo. And telling the limo service staff, ” you are MY bitch!” repeatedly.
So as I was leaving to jump into friend’s car, I told him what he’s doing is not cool and he didn’t have the right to talk to people like that. Angry guy started verbally abusing me with vulgarities and chasing after me as I made my way to the car. His female friend soon got out of the limo they were holding hostage and tried to get violent with me using a beer bottle she had in her hand. Which landed on my best friend, Munir Alsagoff’s nose while he was trying to retrain her. My other band mate and friend jumped out to stop her. While my friends were trying to restrain her, angry guy came up to the car (which I was already in) and punched me in my face and gave me a bloody nose. Which his response to was, ” why did you punch yourself?” After an entire episode of verbally abusing me with names like bitch, cunt, mother fucker, racist, slut, when he saw that he had made me bleed he showed no remorse. Even as I announced I was gonna call 999 right away. I gave my details to the police and went to hospital for x ray etc in an ambulance. The massive bleeding from my nose only stopped late this morning. And half my face is tender and swollen.
So boys and girls, he’s still out there. And to get some justice done, I have since filed a police report hoping the police will take action against him, or I’ll have to engage a lawyer to file a civil suit against him which will take time. Watch out for this angry guy, AARON JEREMIEJCZYK.
A few hours later — and before anyone could even begin to launch an attack on the man (who’s since deactivated his social media accounts) or his employer as per Anton Casey — The Exchange Asia Square came forward with a formal statement:
The management of Tadcaster Hospitality, owners of The Exchange Asia Square was made aware of a Facebook post by Ms. Dawn Ho, where Ms. Ho alleged the use of physical and verbal abuse by one of our employees, Mr. Aaron Jeremiejczyk against Ms. Ho.
In light of our initial internal investigations into these allegations we have suspended Mr. Jeremiejczyk with immediate effect pending a full internal investigation and the subsequent outcome of the Singapore Police Force’s investigations into this matter.
We wish to highlight that the alleged incident occurred when Mr. Jeremiejczyk was on Sentosa during his day off from work. Any alleged actions taken by Mr. Jeremiejczyk were in a purely personal capacity.
Tadcaster Hospitality deplores and denounces violence of any nature, be it verbal or physical abuse being used in any situation.
We call for calm from the community at large to allow the Singapore Police Force the opportunity to complete their investigations into this matter, and subsequent due process to be taken, should it be so required.
The management of Tadcaster Hospitality sends its sincerest heart-felt concerns to Ms. Ho and wishes her a speedy recovery from her physical and mental hurt.
