A 24-year-old man will be charged in court after allegedly attacking two victims with a knife along Prinsep Street.
The two male victims were found with lacerations after the alleged attack on Sunday (25 Oct) morning, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in a news release on Monday (26 Oct).
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SPF received a call for assistance over the incident at 7.50am on Sunday, it said.
When officers arrived at Prinsep Street, they found a 36-year-old man with lacerations across the back of his head, left forearm, and the side of his left wrist.
Another man, aged 25, had suffered a laceration on his left forearm.
The 36-year-old was sent to the hospital in a conscious state.
According to preliminary investigations, the 24-year-old man had allegedly injured both men with a knife before fleeing the scene.
Officers from the Central Police Division, Tanglin Police Division, Police Operations Command Centre and Criminal Investigation Department conducted extensive ground enquiries and viewed images from police and CCTV cameras.
They identified the man and arrested him on the same day.
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On Tuesday (27 Oct), the man will be charged with voluntarily causing hurt by a dangerous weapon.
Under Section 324 of the Penal Code 1871, a weapon is defined as any instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting, or any instrument that is likely to cause death when used as a weapon of offence.
The offence carries up to seven years in prison, a fine, caning, or any combination of such punishments.
SPF said it has “zero tolerance” towards such “brazen” acts of violence, as well as blatant disregard of the law.
It resolved to “spare no effort to apprehend offenders” who engage in such behaviour.
They will be dealt with firmly “in accordance with the law”, it added.
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