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5. Investigations revealed that staff from the A & E department spotted the two witnesses and the victim entering the A & E department seeking treatment for the victim. Upon admitting the victim, both witnesses waited outside NUH. Shortly after, both witnesses sighted the accused arriving at the scene in a taxi. Upon sight of the accused, the two witnesses ran from the accused and sought assistance from A & E staff who were present at the material time. The accused attempted to pursue the two witnesses but was prevented from doing so by the A & E staff. Assistance from NUH Police Post was subsequently sought by the said staff and the accused left NUH prior to the arrival of police officers.
6. Further investigations revealed that on 9th May 2009 at approximately 9 am, the accused, victim and the two witnesses and one unknown male Indian subject were sitting at the void deck of Blk 5 Dover Road #01-02. The witnesses had contacted the accused and asked to meet at the said location to discuss the issue of switching gangs from “369” of Tanglin Halt to “969” of Dover.
7. After talking for a few minutes, the accused got agitated that the witnesses and victim had changed gangs and took out a chopper of about 20cm length, which he had brought down to the scene, and swung it towards the victim. The victim used his forearm to block defend himself against the swing and the chopper slashed the victim’s left forearm. The victim was beginning to bleed profusely as a result and together with both witnesses, he fled towards the main road and took a taxi to National University Hospital to seek medical attention.
8. Shortly after their departure, the accused too took a taxi to NUH with his wife, where upon seeing many people in the vicinity, he decided to leave the scene. On 12th May 2009 at about 11.55 pm, accused was arrested for being suspected of being a member of an unlawful society under Sec 14(3) Cap 311. Thereafter he was arrested for committing the offence of Voluntarily Causing Hurt with dangerous weapon under Sec 324 Cap 224.
9. It was revealed that accused bought the chopper from Blk 19 Ghim Moh Road, Super Budget Store before proceeding down to Blk 5 Dover Road to meet up with the accused and the two witnesses. After committing the offence, the accused disposed of the chopper into a dustbin beside Blk 3 Dover Road because he did not want anyone to see it. The said chopper was not recovered, and the accused has since admitted to committing the offence.