The victims of last Saturday’s (27 July) Chinatown slashing incident have shed light on the cause of the shocking attack.
Speaking to Shin Min Daily News, Mrs Wang, 53, said that she and her husband, 66-year-old Mr Wang, had gone to a barbershop near their home for a haircut.
While there, they got into an argument with another individual over outdoor seating.
The other party eventually left, and the couple didn’t think much of the incident afterwards.
After their haircut, Mr and Mrs Wang headed to a nearby coffee shop for a meal.
To their shock, the man from the earlier confrontation returned, this time armed with a knife.
Mrs Wang immediately shouted to warn her husband, but she was also caught in the attack.
Source: WOW SG SHOP on Xiaohongshu
She was stabbed in the back — causing significant blood loss — and fell, fracturing her right foot, which already had issues.
As for Mr Wang, he sustained knife wounds to his ear and chest, as well as injuries to his arm from a hammer.
A video shared by Mrs Wang shows him attempting to defend himself with a slipper.
“The attacker only fled when someone shouted,” Mr Wang recalled. “I wanted to chase him, but I was too injured and had lost a lot of blood, so I couldn’t.”
The assault left knife fragments embedded in Mrs Wang’s back.
While they’ve been removed, she still requires medication to prevent infection and uses a wheelchair due to her fractured foot.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
Mr Wang, on the other hand, had to get four stitches in his ear and eight in his chest.
Both are currently receiving treatment at Singapore General Hospital.
The attacker, whom The Straits Times (ST) identified as 77-year-old Mun Yew Wah, was charged on Sunday (28 July) with voluntarily causing hurt with a weapon.
His case is scheduled to be heard again on 8 Aug.
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Featured image adapted from Shin Min Daily News and WOW SG SHOP on Xiaohongshu.
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