An elderly man was arrested by the police on Tuesday morning (14 March) for allegedly attacking a younger man with two choppers at Jalan Bukit Merah.
The 64-year-old alleged assailant was arrested shortly after the attack and will be charged in court today (16 March) for voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon.
Caught within 1 hour
The Singapore Police Force said in a press release that they were alerted to the alleged attack on Tuesday at about 11.30 am.
A 48-year-old man had allegedly been attacked on the ground floor of an unspecified HDB block.
A police report was then lodged and the alleged attacker was then arrested within an hour, near the crime scene, with the police identifying the attacker using police cameras and surveillance images.
Two cleavers seized
Two cleavers that were allegedly used in the attack were also seized by the police.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the two men had known each other and were acquaintances, but their relationship was not disclosed.
The statement also stopped short of revealing the victim’s current condition after the attack.
If found guilty of voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon, the man faces a jail term of up to 7 years, a fine, caning or any combination of the penalties.
