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S'pore student and friend injured in random attack near Boat Quay
BASHED FOR NOTHING
By Amanda Yong
December 23, 2008
IT was sudden and vicious, and the blows came fast and furious.
UNPROVOKED ATTACK: Mr Subramaniam was assaulted until he lost consciousness. TNP PICTURES: KELVIN CHNG
The two friends were so badly battered they could not recall the details of the attack by a group of youths near Boat Quay.
Mr S Subramaniam, 29, and Mr Kandu Manickam, 27, said the attack happened on 13 Dec, sometime after 6am.
Mr Subramaniam suffered head injuries while his friend dislocated his jaw.
The pair and two other men had met at Mr Subramaniam's Bukit Panjang flat for drinks on 12 Dec. They had 13 bottles of beer, after which they decided to go to Boat Quay.
Mr Kandu told The New Paper that they went to an Indian pop club at Boat Quay, where they drank and chatted. They were there until around 4.45am the next morning.
Their two friends went home after that because they had to go to work later. Mr Kandu, a navy regular, and Mr Subramaniam, a student at a private school, left for a nearby 7-Eleven outlet along South Bridge Road to buy more drinks.
Inside, they saw a group of youths.
Mr Subramaniam said there were about 20 youths, but Mr Kandu, who was interviewed separately, put the number at about eight.
IN PAIN: Mr Subramaniam's left eye was swollen and bloodshot a few days after the attack.
Mr Subramaniam said: 'There was already a commotion when we went into the store. (The youths) were shouting and making a lot of noise.'
When the pair left the shop, the youths asked if they were 'trying to create trouble'.
Both men claimed they did nothing to provoke the group.
Yet the group set upon them. 'More than one person was hitting and kicking my face and body,' he said.
At one point, he added, he fell and lost consciousness.
'When I opened my eyes, I was in hospital,' he said.
Mr Kandu said: 'They were very aggressive and asked if we were in a gang,' he said.
Sensing danger, he turned and ran. But he tripped and fell.
Both men said their attackers did not appear drunk. They could not recall if the youths were armed.
A police spokesman confirmed that they received a call about the incident at 7am on 13 Dec. Police officers arrived at the scene to find two semi-conscious men with head and body injuries. They were sent to Singapore General Hospital.
A witness who called the police saw the attackers fleeing in the direction of North Bridge Road, the police spokesman added.
The New Paper understands that five to eight youths were involved in the alleged attack.
BASHED FOR NOTHING
By Amanda Yong
December 23, 2008
IT was sudden and vicious, and the blows came fast and furious.
UNPROVOKED ATTACK: Mr Subramaniam was assaulted until he lost consciousness. TNP PICTURES: KELVIN CHNG
The two friends were so badly battered they could not recall the details of the attack by a group of youths near Boat Quay.
Mr S Subramaniam, 29, and Mr Kandu Manickam, 27, said the attack happened on 13 Dec, sometime after 6am.
Mr Subramaniam suffered head injuries while his friend dislocated his jaw.
The pair and two other men had met at Mr Subramaniam's Bukit Panjang flat for drinks on 12 Dec. They had 13 bottles of beer, after which they decided to go to Boat Quay.
Mr Kandu told The New Paper that they went to an Indian pop club at Boat Quay, where they drank and chatted. They were there until around 4.45am the next morning.
Their two friends went home after that because they had to go to work later. Mr Kandu, a navy regular, and Mr Subramaniam, a student at a private school, left for a nearby 7-Eleven outlet along South Bridge Road to buy more drinks.
Inside, they saw a group of youths.
Mr Subramaniam said there were about 20 youths, but Mr Kandu, who was interviewed separately, put the number at about eight.
IN PAIN: Mr Subramaniam's left eye was swollen and bloodshot a few days after the attack.
Mr Subramaniam said: 'There was already a commotion when we went into the store. (The youths) were shouting and making a lot of noise.'
When the pair left the shop, the youths asked if they were 'trying to create trouble'.
Both men claimed they did nothing to provoke the group.
Yet the group set upon them. 'More than one person was hitting and kicking my face and body,' he said.
At one point, he added, he fell and lost consciousness.
'When I opened my eyes, I was in hospital,' he said.
Mr Kandu said: 'They were very aggressive and asked if we were in a gang,' he said.
Sensing danger, he turned and ran. But he tripped and fell.
Both men said their attackers did not appear drunk. They could not recall if the youths were armed.
A police spokesman confirmed that they received a call about the incident at 7am on 13 Dec. Police officers arrived at the scene to find two semi-conscious men with head and body injuries. They were sent to Singapore General Hospital.
A witness who called the police saw the attackers fleeing in the direction of North Bridge Road, the police spokesman added.
The New Paper understands that five to eight youths were involved in the alleged attack.
