5 men arrested over knife attack at Serangoon

[UPDATE OCT 12] The police arrested a 24-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a knife attack in Serangoon, as well as four other men aged between 22 and 44 who were involved in a related case of unlawful assembly.

The 24-year-old was arrested on Oct 9, while the group of men were arrested between Oct 8 and 10, the police said.

If found guilty of voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon, he will face a jail term of up to seven years, a fine, caning, or any combination of such punishments.

For being a member of an unlawful assembly, they will face a jail term of up to two years, or fine, or both.

The police are looking for a man to assist with investigations into a case of voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon, which took place at 525 Serangoon Road in the early morning of Oct 8.

A 33-year-old man was attacked by another man with a knife, suffering injuries on his left arm. He was taken to Singapore General Hospital.

Prior to the attack, the men were seen having a heated argument, the police wrote in an appeal for information.

The suspect fled after injuring the victim.

Photos of the crime scene were circulated on Facebook, with some netizens thinking that people had died due to the presence of police tents.

But the tents are believed to have been used to shield the evidence from the rain, 8world reported.

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This would be the second knife attack in a week.

An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged after stabbing a 23-year-old man outside NTUC FairPrice in Boon Lay shopping centre on Wednesday (Oct 7).

To submit information on the incident, call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or visit i-witness at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness. All information will be kept strictly confidential.

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