A fight broke out at a dormitory at Woodlands and a 37-year-old man was killed after being allegedly hit in the head with a wooden plank.
The wooden plank purportedly had screws attached to it.
The police said that they were alerted to a fight at a dormitory located at Woodlands Industrial Park at about 1.25am on 1 January.
The police arrived at the scene and found the victim, Mr Rajendran Shanmugasundran, lying down motionless on the ground after sustaining injuries to his head.
The man was conveyed unconscious to the hospital and later died from his injuries, and a 26-year-old man, Paneer Vetrival, was arrested.
The two men had apparently gotten into a dispute at the dormitory.
Charged in court
Paneer was remanded following his arrest for further investigations and was charged in court earlier today (2 January) with voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapon.
His case has been adjourned to 7 January.
Upon conviction of voluntarily causing grievous hurt with a dangerous weapon, Paneer could be sentenced to life imprisonment and caning; or imprisonment of up to 15 years, caned and fined.