SINGAPORE - Angered by a nursing home resident who was throwing a tantrum, a male nurse assaulted the 67-year-old man and caused him to be hospitalised for seven days. After Flores Alvin Jay Vargas, 36, kicked and threw punches at the wheelchair-bound resident, he told another nurse not to reveal what he had done. On Wednesday (Dec 23), the Philippine national was jailed for 16 weeks after he pleaded guilty to one count of assault. He is no longer working at the All Saints Home in Jurong East. Deputy Public Prosecutor Niranjan Ranjakunalan told the court that the incident occurred at around 6pm on May 25, 2019. The resident, who was left with brain trauma injuries after a 2017 traffic accident, had requested for a knife to cut an apple. He threw a tantrum when his request was turned down, said DPP Niranjan. The resident then repeatedly pressed the call bell next to his bed, and Vargas approached him to explain why staff could not hand him a knife. However, the resident continued pressing different call bells, and he pulled and tore Vargas' shirt while the nurse was attempting to take a handheld bell away from him, added the DPP. "The accused became angry and punched the victim, who...