Man allegedly slashed in a flirting incident gone wrong
A man involved in a purported flirting incident was allegedly slashed by a group of assailants in Ang Mo Kio in the early hours of Aug 7.
Four men and one woman were charged in court on Aug 8 with one count each of rioting armed with a deadly weapon.
They are Faridz Nurhayyan Roslan, 23, Muhammad Syahin Ali, 22, Akief Nurhayyan Roslan, 21, Muhammad Faiz Salman Zakarihya, 25, and Siti Nurathirah Muhamad Azhar, 23.
At about 3.15am on Aug 7, the police were alerted to a case of assault along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10.
Officers found a man with two slash wounds on his back and he was taken conscious to the hospital.
The man was allegedly attacked by a group of four men who were believed to be armed with knives.
The incident was apparently triggered by a flirting incident between the male victim and one woman from the alleged assailants’ group.
Closed circuit television and police camera footage helped the police identify the seven believed to be involved in the incident.
All seven were arrested on the same day and two knives were seized.
If found guilty of rioting armed with a deadly weapon, the offender can be jailed up to 10 years and caned.
The police remind the public they have zero tolerance for such brazen acts of violence that threaten public safety and will spare no effort to apprehend those who commit violence for firm action to be taken against them.
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