It may not have been visible in the viral video, but a man was apparently knocked out by a knuckleduster during a fight at a kopitiam at Taman Jurong.
The police have arrested two men, aged 60 and 66, for their suspected involvement in case classified as one of voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon.
Footage of the brawl at Block 101 Yung Sheng Road was shared widely online earlier this month, in which a lone uncle was bashed to the ground by a group of elder men. The fight didn’t last long — the victim ended up motionless on a pavement near the food court after getting beaten up pretty badly.
The owner of the coffee shop told Lianhe Wanbao that the four men involved in the brawl were actually regular patrons who’d sometimes eat together. The cause of the fight remains unknown.
In a statement this morning, the police confirmed that they were alerted to the case at about 7:20 pm on March 3, but the alleged attackers had already fled the scene when the cops arrived. The 52-year-old victim had facial injuries believed to have been caused by getting assaulted with a knuckleduster and was conveyed conscious to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
Following ground inquiries and monitoring images from police cameras, officers from Jurong Police Division established the identities of the two men and arrested them on Monday.
The two suspects will be charged in court with voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon with common intention, which could land them in prison for up to seven years, a fine, caning, or any combination of the punishments.
Knuckledusters are also considered prohibited weapons under Singapore’s Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act — the punishment for unlawful possession is a jail term of up to five years with at least six strokes of the cane.
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