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The Police have arrested 12 men and one woman, aged between 21 and 34, for their suspected involvement in a case of rioting armed with deadly weapon.

On 24 August 2025 at about 9.50am, the Police were alerted to a fight at Block 10B Lorong 7 Toa Payoh. Preliminary investigations revealed that the fight took place at a coffeeshop located nearby, where a group of 13 subjects had purportedly attacked two victims following a dispute and some allegedly used weapons. The two victims, aged 21 and 30, sustained stab wounds to their arm and back respectively, and sought outpatient treatment at a hospital.

Through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from CCTVs and police cameras, officers from Tanglin Police Division and Criminal Investigation Department established the identities of the persons involved and arrested them. A cleaver, believed to be a weapon used in the fight, was also seized.

Four men, aged between 21 and 33, will be charged in court on 26 August 2025 and seven men, aged between 23 and 34 will be charged in court on 27 August 2025 with the offence of rioting armed with deadly weapon under Section 148 of the Penal Code 1871. The remaining 30-year-old man and 22-year-old woman will be assisting the Police for further investigation. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years and caning.

The Police will not tolerate such acts of violence and will spare no effort to apprehend those responsible, and take firm action against them in accordance with the law.