The now-infamous Beach Road slasher who allegedly used a chopper to hack away at a woman outside an eatery, is reportedly separated from the victim, according to Straits Times.
The 46-year-old man and the 41-year-old victim have two children together (a son and a daughter), and the workers of the restaurants in the area said that they come from China.
An employee from Zhong Hua Steamboat, Mr Wei Chen Xiang, spoke to ST and said that the victim was a friendly woman who has been working at Chong Qing Steamboat for about a year.
She was described as a good-natured person who always said hello with a smile.
The owner of Samurai BBQ, Mr Leonard Shi, told ST that the woman had planned to return to China some time ago, but chose to stay on to help her boss with his business here.
The staff members of Chong Qing Steamboat declined to speak any further and said that they were in the midst of assisting the police with investigations.
The owner of Chong Qing Steamboat, Edmund Tan, also revealed his account of the incident on a Facebook live stream, alongside his visibly traumatized daughter.