Slashing Someone Over Staring, Ice And Even Murtabak? Singapore was rocked by news of a slashing that took place in Serangoon Road on Wednesday (25 Jul). The victim of that incident remains in Tan Tock Seng Hospital with serious injuries. The police have arrested 7 men in connection with the case. Notably, the culprits used a samurai sword to attack their victim. They later disposed of this at Lower Peirce Reservoir, according to media reports. Samurai swords and slashings might sound unusual in squeaky clean Singapore, but they’re really not. Here are 6 other violent crimes that shocked the nation: 1. Slashing in Cineleisure Source In 2013, full-time National Serviceman (NSF) Wilson Siau was brutally attacked outside Orchard Cineleisure. One eyewitness described the attackers as wielding a “long silverish thing – either a long parang, or a metal bar”. Another commented that the slash wounds were deep, leading Mr Siau to bleed profusely. The police eventually arrested 9 people in connection to the slashing. 2. Murtabak Rivalry Gone Wrong Source A bitter rivalry between Zam Zam Murtabak and Victory Restaurant in North Bridge Road, led to the slashing of Victory’s supervisor, Liakath Ali Mohamed Ibrahim. On 26 August 2015, Zam […]
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