SINGAPORE: Five men arrested over the slashing incident on Wednesday in Little India that left one man injured were charged in court on Friday (Jul 27).
Victor Alexander Arumugam, Arjun Retnavelu, Haresh Shanmuganathan, Dinesh Kumar Ruvy and Sharvin Suraj, who are aged between 17 and 28, were charged with rioting armed with deadly weapons.
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Two other men have yet to be charged as investigations against them are ongoing.
[h=3]READ: 7 men arrested over Serangoon Road slashing incident[/h]All seven suspects were arrested by the police in the vicinity of Corporation Road and Sin Ming Industrial Estate on Thursday, within 18 hours of the report being lodged.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe incident, which took place at 202 Serangoon Road at about 2.20pm, is believed to have occurred over a personal feud.
A 27-year-old man was taken conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital with multiple slash wounds on the back of his head, body, hands and legs.
The suspects allegedly attacked him with a kitchen knife and a samurai sword before fleeing in a car.
On Thursday, one of the suspects was taken to Lower Peirce Reservoir by the police to indicate where he had allegedly thrown the samurai sword in the water. The search by commercial divers was called off after four hours as the light was fading.
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