On Wednesday, the man who appeared in a viral video with a knife who attacked bystanders and charged at police before being shot received a 33-month prison term.
According to CNA, 50-year-old Soo Cheow Wee pleaded guilty to the following charges:
- voluntarily causing hurt by using a cutting instrument
- criminal intimidation
- causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty.
He was previously charged on 18 Feb and he was ordered to be remanded for psychiatric evaluation.
What happened?
He was high on cough syrup after acquiring it from Geylang, he then armed himself with a knife before taking a taxi to Clementi Police Division
Soo abruptly jumped out of the moving taxi and later tried to attack the taxi driver, but the driver drove off and alerted the Police.
Soo has been accused of slashing a 41-year-old man who is a stranger to him along Block 402A Clementi Avenue 1 on Thursday (17 Feb) at around 8:40pm.
He then took a taxi to Clementi Police Division and charged forward with the intention of attacking a 20-year-old man with a knife.
Despite repeated attempts at getting him to drop the weapon, Soo refused and charged at an officer with the knife in his hand.
The officer then opened fire at Soo, hitting him on his left arm.
Commander of Clementi Police Division, Assistant Commissioner of Police Marc E, expressed his appreciation to the officers for their bravery and devotion to their duty and said,
“The officer assessed that his life was in imminent danger from the knife-wielding man and therefore opened fire. The officers ensured that the threatening situation was brought under control quickly with no danger to the public. Police officers risk their safety on a daily basis and this incident showed that officers have to react to the evolving situation quickly to prevent further harm to the public, while using the appropriate level of force.”