13 men and a woman have been arrested by the Singapore Police Force for rioting armed with deadly weapons following a deadly fight that broke out at Orchard Road, leaving one man dead.
The arrested suspects were between the ages of 23 to 29.
The police were alerted to a fight with weapons early yesterday morning (20 August) at about 6 am outside the Concorde Hotel and Shopping Mall at 100 Orchard Road.
The deceased was a 29-year-old man who was conveyed to the hospital unconscious, where he subsequently succumbed to his injuries and passed away.
Another 23-year-old was sent to the hospital conscious.
Police arrests
A 28-year-old and a 32-year-old man were arrested at the scene for their alleged involvement in the deadly fight with weapons.
Later that day at about 8.30 am, the police arrested 3 men and a woman aged between 22 and 26, along Fernvale Road, at a multi-storey carpark.
5 other men between the ages of 25 to 32 were arrested at Woodlands checkpoint at about 10.30 am, while another 27-year-old was arrested when he visited a hospital to seek medical treatment at about 4.45 pm.
Another 24-year-old was also arrested at a hospital at about 8.50 pm on the same day.
The next day (21 August), a 30-year-old man turned himself into the police at about 7.30 am this morning.
The Singapore Police Force said that all of the arrested suspects were believed to have known each other during the fight, which broke out because of a dispute between the group.
A breadknife and two penknives were seized by the police, which was believed to have been used in the deadly fight.
Three men between 25 and 32 have already been charged in court earlier today with rioting armed with deadly weapons, and if found guilty, they will face jail terms of up to 10 years and caning.
