A netizen shared this alarming news on her Facebook this afternoon, causing shock to Singaporean parents online!Read her account here.
“My barely 12 year old son came back from school with this shockingly sharp and lethal weapon called a Karambit. He said he bought it at Hako @ Tampines 1 at only $15.
I am appalled at how easy it is for a child in primary school to purchase this weapon without checking the age of the child.
After calling the Hako shop, the retailer there answered confidently that the weapon is allowed by the Singapore Police Force to be sold to any aged individual.
The curved blade was about 9.5cm long and it was so sharp, I could slice a thick piece of cardboard effortlessly.
I am going to pursue this matter until every single Hako locker with a weapon is raided and banned from being sold.
Please spread the word. This is too much and I cannot imagine how many of these knives have already been bought by kids in our neighbourhood.”