The Police have arrested a 26-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapon.
On 22 July 2023 at about 8pm, the Police were alerted to a case of assault along Market Street, where the man allegedly assaulted another 39-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman. After the attack, the man fled from the scene. The male victim was found with multiple injuries on his face and limbs while the female victim sustained injuries on her wrist. Both were believed to have been injured with a knife and a knife was recovered at the scene. The victims were conveyed conscious to the hospital.
Through ground enquiries and with the aid of images from Police cameras, officers from Central Police Division established the identity of the 26-year-old man and arrested him at Punggol Way within 24 hours of the report. Preliminary investigations revealed that the man and the victims were unknown to each other.
The 26-year-old man will be charged in court on 25 July 2023 with voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapon under Section 324 of the Penal Code 1871 which carries an imprisonment term of up to seven years, a fine, caning, or with any combination of such punishments.
The Police take a zero-tolerance approach towards such acts of violence and will not hesitate to take action against those who blatantly disregard the law.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
24 July 2023 @ 8:35 PM