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7 People Injured In Chopper Attack Along Margaret Drive In Queenstown, 20-Year-Old Man Arrested

Queenstown Knife Attack Carried Out By Lone Perpetrator At Margaret Drive

A lone perpetrator reportedly carried out a knife attack in Queenstown on Saturday (3 Feb) night.

At least seven people were injured, including a six-year-old girl.

Source: 8world News on Facebook

Police have arrested a 20-year-old man.

Queenstown knife attack took place on 3 Feb night

The incident took place at about 7pm on Saturday (3 Feb), reported Lianhe Zaobao.

A video courtesy of an eyewitness showed about eight people on the ground floor of Queen’s Peak condominium next to Queenstown MRT station.

Source: Shin Min Daily News on Facebook

Many of them were throwing things, including chairs, towards a particular direction.

The condo was reportedly the location where members of the public subdued the suspect.

Source: Google Maps

Queenstown knife attack took place over multiple locations

Residents in the area reportedly told reporters that the attacks took place across multiple locations in Queenstown.

At 7.17pm, a Facebook user shared that there was a chopper-wielding man “running and slashing people” along Margaret Drive.

A photo accompanying the post showed a young man wearing a mask, a white polo T-shirt and blue bermudas running down the sidewalk. He had a chopper in his right hand.

 

Source: Facebook

Zaobao found bloodstains at Block 31 Margaret Drive, part of the SkyResidence@Dawson HDB development, and about 900m away from Queen’s Peak.

Police conducting investigations at the scene were seen collecting evidence along Commonwealth Avenue and Alexandra Canal Linear Park to retrace the suspect’s steps.

The suspect could also have passed through Margaret Drive Hawker Centre.

The police continued their investigations till the early hours of Sunday (4 Feb) morning.

Attacks carried out by lone perpetrator: MP

Mr Eric Chua, an MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, posted on Facebook at 10.30pm on Saturday (3 Feb), informing residents of the attacks that took place on Margaret Drive.

After Mr Chua rushed down to the scene, police informed him that they had arrested the lone perpetrator who carried out the attacks.

Thankfully, no one sustained serious injuries.

20-year-old man subdued by members of the public

In response to Zaobao’s inquiries, the police said they were alerted at 7.05pm to a man holding a chopper at 301 Commonwealth Avenue — the address of Queenstown MRT station.

When they arrived, the police officers found that members of the public had subdued the 20-year-old man.

Officers promptly arrested him and retrieved a knife and a chopper at the scene.

Source: 8world News on Facebook

Police investigations are ongoing.

7 victims injured in incident

A total of seven victims sustained injuries in the incident.

Three of them suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital while conscious:

  1. a 76-year-old man
  2. a 40-year-old man
  3. a six-year-old girl

Another four victims who sustained slight injuries declined conveyance to the hospital include:

  1. a 54-year-old man
  2. a 21-year-old man
  3. a 20-year-old man
  4. a 45-year-old woman

The police will provide further details of the attacks during a press conference at Clementi Neighbourhood Police Centre on Sunday (4 Feb), according to 8world News.

Also read: Man Attacks 2 People In Queenstown With Razor Blade, Will Be Charged For Causing Hurt

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Featured image adapted from Lianhe Zaobao and Google Maps.

Jeremy Lee

Analog person making do with a digital world.

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