Two men have been charged with affray after a fight broke out among a large group of people in Boat Quay on 3 May.
Footage of the incident was posted by SG Daily Update on Instagram, showing others trying to join in the altercation.
Source: SG Daily Update on Instagram
The clip, apparently recorded by a vehicle, showed a man in a brown shirt and a man wearing a cap, black shirt and jeans throwing punches at one another in the middle of the road.
The man in the brown shirt then lunges at the legs of the other man.
Source: SG Daily Update on Instagram
At the same time, another man dressed in all black charges at them, possibly trying to join in the fight.
He is however pushed back by a woman and pulled away by another man.
Source: SG Daily Update on Instagram
But the incident does not end just yet.
As the group on the left walks across the road, a fourth man comes over and punches the man in the brown shirt.
Source: SG Daily Update on Instagram
Both sides are subsequently separated by other men and women in the group.
In a news release on Friday (8 May) sent to MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said the altercation took place at about 3.20am on 3 May in the vicinity of Boat Quay.
It involved two men who were allegedly involved in a fight with another man.
They left the scene after the altercation, SPF added.
The matter was reported to the police at 2pm on the same day.
Officers from the Central Police Division identified two men, aged 25 and 31, through follow-up investigations and viewing footage from CCTV and police cameras.
They were arrested on Thursday (7 May) and Friday (8 May).
Source: Singapore Police Force on Facebook. Photo for illustration purposes only.
The two men were charged in court on Saturday (9 May) with affray under Section 267B of the Penal Code 1871.
If convicted, they each face up to one year in prison and/or a fine of up to S$5,000.
SPF said it has “zero tolerance” towards violent acts, “with blatant disregard of the law”.
It also promised to deal with offenders sternly, in accordance with the law.
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Featured image adapted from SG Daily Update on Instagram.