A 43-year-old worker was struck by a falling steel plate at a BTO worksite at Hougang Avenue 3 and died on 12 March.

The worker was employed by Chang Hua Construction.

The steel plate was supposed to be installed to strengthen the trench, and the incident happened at the Hougang Olive BTO project.

The worker was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital and he later died from his injuries.

One other worker suffered injuries after trying to block the steel plate with his hands, and he has since been discharged from hospital.

This latest incident is the 5th workplace related death this year.

The Singapore Police said that a 27-year-old man is due to be charged in court today for possession of an offensive weapon and voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty.

The police said that they received a call for help on Monday night at about 9.10pm.

The man allegedly had a knife and was shouting for somebody at Bukit Batok West Ave 8.

He was then approached by the police, and he then pulled out the knife and threw it at one of them.

The knife hit the police officer in the cheek.

The man was later arrested and the weapon seized, along with 5 other knives that were found in his home.

Preliminary investigations do not indicate it to be an act of terror.

A man pleaded guilty in court after he tried to sexually exploit a child.

According to CNA, the 53-year-old man kept asking a 11-year-old girl for sexual favors and told her to “do it” with him.

However, a supermarket staff witnessed the incident and confronted the 53-year-old saving the innocent child.

Use money lure

He tried to lure the girl and asked she wants any money. This happened outside the supermarket and the girl felt that his behavior was erratic. The accused and the girl were neighbors and they have interacted previously without harassments.

Even after he was rejected the man did not give up, he brought the girl to another block and covered the girl’s mouth and ask her to perform a sex act on him.

The girl was scared and walked away telling the man that she needed to go for tuition.

The man did not stopped and followed the young girl back to the supermarket and asked the same question again.

The girl sought help from a supermarket employee.

Later that night the girl reported the incident to the Police.

A 33-year-old man will face charges in court for allegedly causing harm voluntarily with hazardous weapons or means.

The Police received many calls regarding a man reportedly harming others with a razor blade near Blk 59 Strathmore Avenue at 6.20 p.m. on March 14, 2022. The man was apprehended by police in a timely manner.

The individual claimed to have heard voices in his brain urging him to attack others while at the specified place, according to preliminary findings. He then allegedly attacked some passers-by with a razor blade he had on him, hurting two of them. When a 38-year-old guy was taken to the hospital with lacerations, he was conscious. Minor injuries were sustained by a 49-year-old woman.

The man has past records with the Institute of Mental Health. He is also traced for consumption of controlled drugs.

The razor blade was seized as a case exhibit. Investigations are ongoing.

The man will be charged in court on 16 March 2022 for the offence of voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, under Section 324 of the Penal Code 1871.

Thus far, there is no indication that this incident is related to the earlier incident at Buangkok Square Mall.

The Singapore Customs posted an update yesterday about a 29 year old male Malaysian being arrested and more than 1,000 cartons of cigarettes being seized.

Here is the statement

[One arrested, more than 1,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized]

On 12 Mar 2022, Singapore Customs arrested a 29-year-old male Malaysian, and seized 1,020 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes and two vehicles in an operation conducted in the vicinity of Tuas South Walk.

The total duty and Goods and Services tax evaded amounted to about $87,100 and $6,930 respectively. Court proceedings against the man are ongoing.

Read our latest media release for more information: https://go.gov.sg/media-release-15-mar-22

When ever there is wild life, we should always keep a distance and observe or at most take some photos.

It is illegal to feed animals but many still do so.

A woman went an extra mile to give a monkey some love by petting the wild animal.

To her surprise, the monkey started attacking her.

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The 37-year-old man who took social media by storm after going around with a Samurai sword at oncoming traffic and individuals will be facing charges for causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means.

The incident which happened on 14 March was so extreme that videos of the man was shared over 10,000 times across all social platforms.

UNKNOWN PILLS

According to preliminary findings, the man had taken some unknown medications before leaving his house with the sword.

At the lift lobby of the HDB block where he lived, the man had a brief confrontation with members of the public.

He then allegedly used his sword to hit five passing cars as he jaywalked across the road.

He allegedly swung his weapon against another man at the traffic crossroads in front of Buangkok Square Mall.

Other members of the public then stepped up to help control him until the police arrived and apprehended him.