Mat’s lawyer filed an appeal immediately after the sentence was passed down. The actor was subsequently granted a HK$30,000 (S$5,210) cash bail pending his appeal.
As part of his bail conditions, he would have to observe a travel ban, stay in his house, and report to police three times a week.
As he was leaving the courtroom, the reporters asked Mat if he “thought that the sentence he received was fair”. However, they did not receive any response from the actor.
This is not the first time the actor has gotten in trouble with the law due to his drinking. In 2005, he was arrested for a DUI. He was fined HK$7,000 (S$1,215) and his license suspended for a year.
In 2007, he was arrested for attacking a security guard, and issued a bind-over order, where one is required to showcase good behaviour for a certain length of time.
However, that same year, he got into trouble for breaking a number of items in a convenience store while intoxicated. He was subsequently sentenced to 150 hours of community service for this.
Apart from these two offences, it was noted that the actor has also received a number of speeding tickets as well as a fine for using his phone while driving.
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