A 48-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attacking 4 strangers with a knife (among other weapons).
He is believed to have been under the influence of drugs at the time.
The victims; 2 men and 2 women, were asleep inside their HDB flat at 2 Jalan Bukit Merah Road when the attack happened.
What happened?
Earlier today (6 June), at about 6.06am, the police responded to a case of assault at the abovementioned residential unit.
The police officers who were patrolling the area were approached by a 59-year-old woman with blood-stained hands on the ground floor.
They then proceeded to the HDB block’s 2nd floor.
The alleged perpetrator was a 48-year-old Singaporean Chinese man who allegedly entered the flat while the residents were sleeping.
He then attacked the female tenants of the unit with a knife, before 2 of the male tenants came to their aid and tried to subdue the man.
Another 31-year-old male tenant who was woken up by the commotion in another room, escaped from the unit to seek help from patrol officers.
Weapons used in the attack; a knife, a chopper and 2 pen knives; along with substances suspected to be drugs, were seized at the scene.
The police said that the man is believed to have acted alone and that preliminary investigations suggests that this isn’t an act of terror.
The man has been traced for several drug offences since 1991 and was last released from prison on 6 October 2020.
Investigations are currently ongoing.
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