SINGAPORE - The sentencing of the former chief executive of food and beverage firm The Prive Group who assaulted a teenager has been postponed after his doctor said that the boy had provoked his assailant. French national Vu Han Jean-Luc Kha, now 44, was initially expected to be sentenced on Tuesday (Dec 14), but the case was adjourned to February after the court heard that, according to a report by Kha's doctor, the then 13-year-old boy had provoked him. This is contrary to the facts that Kha had earlier admitted to, which stated that the attack was unprovoked. Defence lawyer Teh Ee-Von then amended her documents to state that Kha had instead "perceived" that the victim said "something irksome" to her client, but Kha was unable to recall what the purported remark was. After this, District Judge Lim Tse Haw told Ms Teh to furnish the doctor with this clarification as well as court documents Kha had admitted to when he pleaded guilty in October. This, so that the doctor could give further clarification on the matter. Kha is now expected to be sentenced on Feb 9 next year. Ms Teh had earlier pleaded for the judge to call for a report to assess her client's suitability for a mandatory...