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The Police will be charging a 56-year-old man in court for an alleged offence of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.

On 20 May 2022 at about 2pm, the Police received a call for assistance regarding a man allegedly armed with a knife along Boon Lay Place. During the engagement with the officers, the man purportedly brandished a knife and charged towards the officers. Despite verbal commands to the man to cease his aggressive conduct, the man allegedly disregarded the officers’ instructions and continued to charge towards them. One of the officers then deployed his Taser on the man. The man was eventually subdued and arrested at the scene. One knife was seized from the man’s possession.

The man will be charged in court on 21 May 2022 for the offence of   possession of an offensive weapon under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to three years and caning of not less than six strokes.

The man is also being investigated for suspected drug-related offences and another alleged offence of criminal intimidation.

The Police have zero tolerance towards acts of violence that threaten the safety of the general public and public officers performing their duty. Offenders will be dealt with firmly in accordance with the law.