Optician denies attack on wife

An optician has denied punching his wife in the face and strangling her. Puay Bing Siah, 68, allegedly assaulted Siow-Phoy Siah in central London on 9 September 2023. Siah is charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentional strangulation and intentional suffocation. Wearing a black suit and blue tie, he indicated not guilty pleas to all charges at Westminster Magistrates Court. Prosecutor Mewesh Shah said: ‘The case is that the defendant has attacked their partner, Ms Siow-Phoy Siah, by essentially…