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SINGAPORE — Five members of the public helped police subdue a man after he went around wielding a chopper and attacking people at Commonwealth Avenue, including at an HDB lift lobby, Margaret Drive Hawker Centre and a park connector.
The suspect, a 20-year-old man, will be charged in court on Monday for voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons, said police on Sunday (Feb 4).
Preliminary investigations revealed that the man acted alone in the incident on Saturday evening. There were no indications to suggest that it was an act of terror, said police.
The man was not known to the seven people he attacked. He allegedly attacked them with a knife, a chopper and his bare hands.
Two men, aged 76 and 40, as well as a six-year-old girl sustained minor injuries and were taken conscious to the hospital. They received outpatient treatment.
Another three men, aged 54, 21 and 20, as well as a 45-year-old woman sustained minor injuries and declined further medical assistance.
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“The police would like to commend the five members of the public who detained the offender before the police arrival,” said AC Serene Chiu, commander of the Singapore Police Force’s Clementi Division. CNA
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Ashley Tham
04 Feb 2024 01:16AM
SINGAPORE: Police arrested a 20-year-old in the vicinity of Margaret Drive on Saturday (Feb 3) night after receiving a call alerting them to a man holding a chopper at 301 Commonwealth Avenue.
The man had already been detained by members of the public when officers arrived at the scene, said the police, who got the call at 7.05pm.
“Two men, aged 76 and 40, and a 6-year-old girl, who sustained minor injuries, were conveyed conscious to hospital,” said the police. Another three men, aged 54, 21 and 20, and a 45-year-old woman sustained minor injuries, but declined further medical assistance.
According to 8world, eyewitnesses said the incident unfolded across several locations, including the ground floor of the surrounding Housing Board flats at Margaret Drive and the hawker centre.
An 8world reporter at the scene found that the suspect had travelled around 900m, from Margaret Drive to Queens Peak condominium. Photos provided by witnesses showed a knife and blood stains at a stairway of one of the locations.
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