48-year-old man seen being beaten till unconscious by group during Yishun fight
A 48-year-old man was sent to the hospital in an unconscious state on Friday (24 July) night after a fight in Yishun.
Witnesses told Shin Min Daily News that they saw a group beating up a man at Block 243 Yishun Ring Road.
The police are looking for those involved in the fight.
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Fight reportedly took place at open-air carpark in Yishun
A 57-year-old resident, identified as Adam, told the Chinese publication that he saw a group gathered at the open-air carpark.
He suspected that a dispute or fight was taking place.
Another resident, aged 18, said he looked out his window after hearing the sound of a fight below.
He then saw a man being beaten by a group of people till he fell to the ground and could not get up.
But the attackers continued punching and kicking him, the teenager added.
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Man loses consciousness, lies bleeding on the ground
Shortly after, a man ran over from a nearby block and helped the beaten man, who appeared to have lost consciousness.
A resident named Sulaiman saw the man lying on the ground bleeding with facial injuries. A woman was with him.
Shin Min understands that the attackers, a group of five to six people, left the scene before the police arrived.
Police conduct search in the vicinity
When reporters arrived at the location, they saw a pool of blood near the motorcycle parking spaces.
Debris was scattered around the area, including part of a shoe and several cigarette butts.
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A female employee at a convenience store nearby said a police officer had asked the staff whether they had seen a man with blonde hair.
A cleaner from a nearby coffeeshop saw two police officers in the area, apparently searching for the attackers.
The police wound up their investigations at about 11pm, having cordoned off the scene for about two hours.
Man injured in Yishun fight conveyed to KTPH
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the fight at about 8pm on 24 July.
When the officers arrived at Block 243 Yishun Ring Road, they found an injured man at a carpark near the block.
The 48-year-old man was sent to the hospital in an unconscious state.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at the same time, told MS News that he was conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH).
Efforts to trace the other persons involved are underway, SPF added.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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