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Pet owner denies attacking cabby who ran over his dog

The dog owner whose pet chihuahua was run over by a taxi has refuted the cabby's claims that he was part of a trio who attacked him after the incident on Feb 8.

Chef Toh Meng Teck, 40, told The Straits Times that he was heading home from a supermarket with his girlfriend and Lucky, his pet chihuahua, and stopped to cross Ang Mo kio Street 12 when 67-year-old cabby Mr Ling Ah Yen hit the dog.

Mr Toh then chased after the taxi and shouted to the driver to stop. When he got to the cabby, he told him about the dog's death but flared up upon hearing the driver's response. "He said: 'Don't be agitated; it's just a dog'", Mr Toh recounted.

He went on to say that it was two passers-by who appeared and attacked the cabby, and that he was restrained by two acquaintances who ran over from a coffee shop. He said: "Even if I'd wanted to beat him, I couldn't because I have a frozen shoulder".

The police were called down to the scene by the taxi's passengers but Mr Toh said that after being asked by a police officer if he had attacked Mr Ling, to which he said no, he has not been contacted by the authorities since.

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