More people have been arrested in connection with Sunday’s violent Chinatown corridor clash that was likely sparked by a dispute over a woman, police told reporters last night. Two other suspects remain at large.
Eight men and a woman, believed to be members of a gang, were arrested between then and Tuesday after the beatdown took place in the People’s Park Complex on Upper Cross Street, according to reports. They were all between 18 and 28.
One of them is also being investigated for allegedly harboring two of the male suspects.
Citing preliminary findings, the police said that a dispute between two rival gang members over a woman may have led to the fight.
Police hunt youths seen swinging helmets, machete in Chinatown beatdown (Video)
Police did not immediately respond to Coconuts Singapore’s phone inquiries for further details.
The police also named two other suspects said to be at large as Muhammad Syukri Bin Iskandar and Muhammad Ilham bin Noordin.
Other photos released by the police last night showed nine people being rounded up. Some images show them sitting in a police van.
On top of offenses related to an unlawful association and assembly as well as rioting with deadly weapons, the suspects are also being probed for allegedly breaching COVID-19 measures banning gatherings.
A video of Sunday’s fight showed two groups of people fighting with helmets and machetes. An orange haired woman could be seen being dragged along by a man through the fight.
Three people were arrested at the scene and a 19-year-old man was taken to hospital.
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