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Raffles Place stabbing a case of armed robbery: Police
Police has cordoned off the area where the suspected stabbing took place. Photo: Geneieve Teo
Members of the public help pin down suspected assailant; two men sent to hospital
Published: 2:35 PM, November 14, 2014
SINGAPORE — A man was stabbed at around 1pm today (Nov 14) at Raffles Green in the Central Business District, according to eyewitnesses.
Witnesses said they saw two men shouting at each other before one of them stabbed the other. The victim then chased his attacker through the centre of Raffles Place before members of the public helped pin down the attacker.
Pictures on social media showed people providing first-aid to a man whose clothes were covered in blood. The Singapore Civil Defence Force, which received a call for assistance at 1.07pm, said it had taken two men to Singapore General Hospital.
“The guy who got stabbed chased the culprit who was running off,” said Glendon, 24, who declined to give his surname, reported Reuters.
One eyewitness, Mr Lee, 58, who owns a key-making stall nearby, told TODAY that he recognised the injured man as someone who comes to change money frequently at Raffles Arcade.
Some bystanders who were giving out flyers told Channel NewsAsia they heard a cry and saw a man bleeding from the stomach. Another man was spotted running away with a small kitchen knife. He was later apprehended by members of the public, according to eyewitnesses. Another eyewitness, who identified himself as Mark, said: "I saw two men running, one giving chase to another, before getting into a tussle near the traffic light. A short scuffle ensued, before the crowd helped to break it up. "The whole thing lasted 10 minutes. One man was pinned down, the other man bleeding quite badly. Both seemed injured."
Members of the public attending to the victim and pinning down a suspect. Photo: TODAY reader
Photo: TODAY reader
Police have cordoned off the area since around 1pm.
In a statement issued by the police, it was established that "a case of armed robbery with hurt had occurred at the said location". One of the conveyed male suspect was also arrested in relation to the case, it added.
Laptop thief stabs man repeatedly at Raffles Place
Stomp, AsiaOne Friday, Nov 14, 2014
UPDATE: Police said the two men are now seeking treatment at Singapore General Hospital. The case has been classified as Armed Robbery with Hurt. Investigations are on-going.
SINGAPORE - Passers-by were seen pinning down a man who had allegedly stabbed someone near UOB Plaza in Raffles Place at about 1.05pm today.
A Stomp reader who saw the incident told the citizen journalism website that the victim had chased the suspect from Battery Road to UOB Plaza, where he caught the suspect.
The man pushed the suspect down and retrieved his laptop bag.
However, the suspect allegedly stabbed the man at this point.
According to the Stomp reader, the victim had a busted elbow, an injury to his head and a stab wound above his right hip.
"Two women were tending to the injured man, while other passers-by pinned the suspect down.
"I called the police, who said others had reported the incident as well.
"I also requested an ambulance as the guy was bleeding profusely."
The Straits Times reported that bloodstains were spotted at the scene, and that the area was cordoned off by the police.
Another witness told AsiaOne that officers from the Public Transport Command were asking commuters exiting Raffles Place MRT station to stay clear of the cordon.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they received a call at 1.07pm requesting assistance at 80 Raffles Place.
Two ambulances were despatched to the scene and two men were sent to Singapore General Hospital, the SCDF said.
38-year-old Indonesian man charged over Raffles Place stabbing
Published on Nov 15, 2014 12:13 PM
A fight between two men apparently broke out at Raffles Green during lunchtime on Friday, leaving one badly wounded. -- PHOTO: LEON LEE
SINGAPORE - A 38-year-old Indonesian man was charged on Saturday over Friday's armed robbery in Raffles Place - an incident that left many shocked.
The man, Arun, has been accused of robbing Mr Kang Tie Tie , at about 1pm, at the Exit B of Raffles Place MRT station, of a sling bag containing nearly $180,000 in cash, most of which were in Singapore currency, and cash cheques valued at around $600,000.
Using a knife that had a blade measuring 12.5cm, he allegedly stabbed Mr Kang in his right waist, right hip and right upper waist. Both men were sent to Singapore General Hospital. Arun was charged through video conferencing from hospital.
He faces a jail term of two to 10 years, and a minimum of six strokes of the cane for the robbery. If found guilty of armed robbery, the minumim number of strokes is 12.
"As the case is before the courts, it is inappropriate to comment further," said a police spokesman. The incident shocked the lunchtime crowd in the heart of the Central Business District. During an ensuing chase after the stabbing, the assailant was caught by several by-standers.
Man stabbed in Raffles Place last Friday discharged from hospital
Published on Nov 17, 2014 10:32 PM
The man who was stabbed in front of a lunchtime crowd in the heart of Singapore's business district last Friday was discharged from hospital on Monday afternoon. -- PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO
By Amir Hussain
SINGAPORE - The man who was stabbed in front of a lunchtime crowd in the heart of Singapore's business district last Friday was discharged from hospital on Monday afternoon.
The Indonesian Embassy's chief counsellor Sukmo Yuwono said he had visited Mr Kang Tie Tie, 37, who is Indonesian, at the Singapore General Hospital before he was discharged.
"He's with his family in Singapore", Mr Sukmo told The Straits Times. The counsellor said Mr Kang has been working with a money changer company in Batam for the past year.
The incident happened outside Raffles Place MRT station at about 1pm.
Last Saturday, Arun, a 38 year-old Indonesian man who goes by a single name, was charged with armed robbery. If convicted of the offence, he faces between two and 10 years in jail and at least 12 strokes of the cane.
According to court documents, Mr Kang was carrying a sling bag containing nearly $800,000 in cash and cash cheques.
Indonesian man charged over stabbing in Singapore bank district
AFP Sunday, Nov 16, 2014
SINGAPORE - An Indonesian man has been charged for stabbing a compatriot in Singapore's banking district in a brazen attempt to rob him of more than US$600,000 in public, court documents showed Sunday.
The incident on Friday stunned a lunchtime crowd at Raffles Place, where major bank offices as well as large-scale moneychangers are located.
Singapore is regarded as one of the world's safest cities and public acts of violence are rare.
Court documents seen by AFP identified the suspect as 38-year-old Arun, an Indonesian citizen who goes by one name.
He was charged in court on Saturday with causing "grievous hurt" while committing the robbery, an offence punishable by a jail term of between two and 10 years, and at least 12 strokes of the cane.
The court documents identified the victim as Kang Tie Tie. The Straits Times newspaper said Kang is also an Indonesian. Court documents said the victim was stabbed on his right hip and waist.
He was carrying Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia currencies as well as three cash cheques worth more than US$600,000 in a sling bag, which the suspect ran off with.
the victim gave chase and the suspect was subdued with the help of bystanders before police arrived.
Singapore, Southeast Asia's financial hub, is known for its tough stance on crime. It retains the death penalty as punishment for serious offences while judicial caning can be imposed for some crimes including robbery.
Its overall crime rate fell to a 30-year-low in 2013, with 549 criminal cases per 100,000 people, according to official data.
Singapore money changers urged to hire guards after rare robberies
Published on Nov 18, 2014 1:45 PM
Members of the public helping the man whose clothes were covered in blood at Raffles Green in the financial district on Nov 14, 2014. -- PHOTO: COURTESY OF LEON LEE
SINGAPORE (AFP) - An industry group representing money changers in Singapore on Tuesday urged members to hire armed guards when transporting large sums of money, after two rare robberies in a city-state seen as one of the world's safest places.
Mr Mohamed Rafeeq, secretary of the 150-member Money Changers Association Singapore, said the body has asked its members to hire guards from Certis Cisco, Singapore's biggest private armed security provider.
"People suddenly seem to think money changers in Singapore are easy targets because we move large amounts of money," Mr Rafeeq told AFP.
"We are asking our members to take extra precautions by hiring Certis Cisco guards and also going in pairs when transporting money."
Two high-profile robberies in the low-crime city-state this month stunned Singaporeans, who are unused to such brazen crimes.
Three men - two Malaysians and a Singapore permanent resident - have been charged with attacking a money changer and robbing him of S$600,000 worth of currencies on Nov 5.
In a separate case, an Indonesian man has been charged with stabbing a compatriot in Singapore's banking district on Nov 14 in an alleged robbery.
The second incident, which left a trail of blood from the wounded man, stunned a lunchtime crowd at Raffles Place, where major bank offices as well as large-scale money changers are located.
It is not known if the Indonesian victim is a money-changer, but he was carrying multiple Asian currencies as well as cheques in a sling bag.
Mr Rafeeq said money changers in Singapore usually do not hire armed escorts when transporting currencies, in order to save costs.
Armed escorts can cost S$150 an hour, he said.
"Still, we tell our members to value life first. That's most important," he added.
Singapore, a regional financial hub, is known for its tough stance on crime. It retains the death penalty as punishment for serious offences while judicial caning can be imposed for some crimes including robbery.
The city-state's overall crime rate fell to a 30-year-low in 2013, with 549 criminal cases per 100,000 people, according to official data.
Armed robbery in Singapore is punishable by a minimum of two years in jail and at least 12 strokes of the cane.
