Man seen bleeding from suspected knife wounds at Tampines MRT
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The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is appealing for witnesses after a man was injured near Tampines MRT station on Friday (19 Dec) afternoon.
A witness said on XiaoHongShu that the man left a blood trail, and his T-shirt was soaked in blood.
Source: Google Maps
Witness encounters bleeding man after following blood trail
In the post made on Friday night, the netizen said she had noticed bloodstains on the ground while walking home.
Source: 3娃宝妈 on XiaoHongShu
After following the blood trail, she saw a man bleeding outside Tampines MRT.
She asked him whether he needed help, but he said he was alright and would wash up in the toilet.
However, she then realised that there was a large patch of blood on the back of his T-shirt, and called “995”.
A photo she shared showed that he also had blood running down his legs.
Source: 3娃宝妈 on XiaoHongShu
Injured man tries to enter Tampines MRT before police arrive
According to the woman, the man appeared as though he was on the verge of fainting.
Yet, he still proceeded to walk into the MRT station, only to exit almost immediately.
The woman told him to stay still and not to move around, but he insisted that she should hang up and not talk to the “995” operator.
During the course of their exchange, she observed that the man was starting to get agitated.
Several police officers took over within minutes and tried to calm him down.
Source: 3娃宝妈 on XiaoHongShu
Later, the witness heard that the man had been stabbed in the back by someone at a coffee shop.
He was also knifed in the front and chased out, she alleged.
Man’s shirt reportedly stained with blood
Another eyewitness who declined to be named told The Straits Times (ST) that he saw a man whose shirt was stained with blood at about 6pm.
The man appeared to be in his 40s, and was walking from Tampines MRT station towards a traffic light near Tampines Mall. He was speaking to another person while doing so.
Source: Google Maps
Reporters later saw drops of blood on the busy walkway outside the station, with the police having cordoned off part of the area.
People working around the area reported hearing an argument at a night market tentage set up in an empty field next to the station.
The man was speculated to have suffered knife wounds.
He then walked towards the station and sat down on a flight of steps.
Heavy police presence in Tampines
Another netizen on XiaoHongShu said that they noticed a large police presence at Tampines Central at about 8.30pm.
Source 南洋咸鱼煲 on XiaoHongShu
A video they shared showed several officers inside the tentage next to the MRT station, which was cordoned off from the public.
Source 南洋咸鱼煲 on XiaoHongShu
A pool of blood was seen on a metal step, along with drops of blood on the ground in front of it.
Source 南洋咸鱼煲 on XiaoHongShu
SPF & SCDF attend to injured man near Tampines MRT
In response to queries from MS News, SPF received several calls requesting assistance at about 5.55pm on 19 Dec.
Officers arrived at the vicinity of Tampines MRT station, and found an injured man.
They attended to his injuries together with Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel.
He was then conveyed to the hospital in a conscious state.
On 20 Dec, a 53-year-old man was charged in relation to the attack that left the victim with knife wounds to his lower back and left forearm.
The suspect was arrested within six hours of the incident.
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Featured image adapted from 3娃宝妈 on XiaoHongShu.
