Two men aged 26 and 28 were arrested for allegedly attacking a man with a knife and will be charged in court today (15 January) with voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon with common intention.
The police said in a statement that they were alerted to an alleged stabbing incident on 14 January at about 10.30am, at Block 413 Commonwealth Avenue West.
The victim was walking towards a multi-storye carpark when the two alleged assailants approached him, with one of the men who was allegedly armed with a knife, attacking him from behind.
The two men then fled the scene.
The victim was conveyed to the hospital conscious with a slash wound on his left arm and a stab wound on his back.
Attack believed to be planned
The police said that according to preliminary investigations, they believe the attack to be premeditated, and investigations into the attack are ongoing.
The two men were arrested within 9 hours of the attack after officers from the Clementi Police Division established their identities through CCTVs and ground enquiries.