A teenager, who was convicted of robbery in 2019 and ordered to undergo reformative training, was out under supervision when he slashed a man with a knife, causing serious injuries. The recalcitrant offender, who turned 20 in December 2022, was on Tuesday sentenced to three...
In earlier proceedings, the prosecution said: “The victim suffered a total of at least 11 lacerations. was so deep that it penetrated his kneecap and caused an open fracture.”
Deputy Public Prosecutors Lim Yu Hui and Bryont Chin stated in court documents that the offender and his 21-year-old fellow gang member were hanging out on Nov 14, 2021, when they started talking about the 37-year-old man. Realising the victim would be attending a wedding at a Depot Road temple that evening, the pair hatched a plan to attack him there. At around 8.45pm, they met in Ang Mo Kio, and the younger offender bought two knives with serrated edges.
The prosecutors said: “They brandished the knives and ran towards him. The victim ran away towards Depot Road, and they gave chase.
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