Six men, including a teenager, arrested for rioting at Clementi
A total of six men, aged between 17 and 21, have been arrested for their suspected involvement in a case of rioting, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Thursday (19 August).
The SPF noted that they were informed of a fight between two groups of people along Clementi Avenue 2 at around 10.20pm on Tuesday, adding that the two groups knew each other.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the two groups are known to each other and the fight had occurred due to a dispute,” said the police.
It added that four individuals were apprehended at the scene for rioting, whereas another two were arrested later on the same day after they were identified via police cameras.
Police officers also seized a knife as a case exhibit.
One of the arrested suspects was a 17-year-old teenager, and he will be charged in court on Thursday with voluntarily causing hurt “with a dangerous means”, said the Police.
If found guilty, the teenager face an imprisonment term of up to seven years, a fine, canning, or any combination of punishments.
The Police also revealed that another seven people, two men and five women aged between 15 and 43, are assisting with investigations.
“The police will not tolerate such brazen acts of violence and blatant disregard of the law,” SPF said.
It added, “We will spare no effort to apprehend such offenders and deal with them in accordance with the law.”
For the offence of rioting, those found guilty face an imprisonment term of up to seven years and caning.
Just last month (13 June), another seven people, aged between 15 and 29, were arrested for allegedly rioting while armed with a deadly weapon at Jalan Bukit Merah. The Police said that they were alerted to a fight involving a group of men allegedly attacking three teenagers at the crime location.
One of the men in the group purportedly used a karambit knife to attack the victims. Two of the victim, aged between 14 and 15, were brought to the hospital.
