A video emerged on YouTube showing a man armed with an axe, walking across the road and swinging it while approaching a couple of police officers at a traffic junction.
The man was apparently involved in a fight that resulted in another man being sent to the hospital, and he was subsequently arrested.
The netizen who posted the video, captioned it: ” (SIC) Armed man on the road with an axe swinging around and was stopped by a police patrol. Police aiming with a taser to stop the armed man”
The video, which was captured on the dashcam of a passing car, was posted earlier today (11 April) and showed two police officers disembarking from their parked car in front of the traffic junction along Stamford Road, as they appeared to have noticed something or someone from a distance.
A man armed with an axe was then seen crossing the road and approaching the two police officers, who said something to the suspect before drawing their weapons and aiming them at him.
The “axe-man” then dropped his axe onto the ground before raising his hands to surrender, standing still in front of the police officers until the traffic light turned green and the camcar then drove off, ending the video in the process.
The Singapore Police Force added that the 25-year-old “axe-man” had been involved in a fight as well, prior to his arrest by officers.
The police were alerted to a fight along Stamford Road at about 2.28 am, and the man was subsequently arrested for possession of an offensive weapon, use of criminal force to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty, as well as using insulting language on a public servant.
Another 29-year-old man is assisting the police with their investigations, and a 71-year-old was also sent to the hospital conscious, with an axe also being seized.
At the time of writing, police investigations into the incident are currently ongoing.