Murder at Orchard Plaza

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Jul 23, 2010
Murder at Orchard Plaza

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A security officer said he saw a group of five men slashing a 28-year-old man in the lobby before fleeing on foot. -- PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO

SHOP owners at Orchard Plaza got a shock when they came to work today. The lobby of the shopping mall had been cordoned off and there was blood on the floor. A security officer told RazorTV he saw a group of five men slashing a 28-year-old man in the lobby before fleeing on foot.

He alerted the police immediately. The victim, a Malay man, was sent to hospital and pronounced dead at 4.58am. A parang and two choppers were subsequently found within the vicinity, but there were no visible blood stains on them. Police suspect them to be murder weapons.

 

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The lobby of Orchard Plaza had been cordoned off and there was blood on the floor. -- PHOTOS: LIANHE WANBAO

Police were on hand to gather evidence in and around Orchard Plaza.

A parang and two choppers were subsequently found within the vicinity,
but there were no visible blood stains on them.


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A security officer said he saw a group of five men slashing a 28-year-old man in the lobby before fleeing on foot.

Police suspect them to be murder weapons.

Police have classified the case as murder.



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A parang and two choppers were subsequently found within the vicinity, but there were no visible blood stains on them.

The victim, a Malay man, was sent to hospital and pronounced dead at 4.58am.

Workers cleaning up the bloodtsains at the lobby of Orchard Plaza after the stabbing incident.


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Man dies in gang fight at Orchard Plaza


Man dies in gang fight at Orchard Plaza
By Evelyn Choo/Alvina Soh | Posted: 23 July 2010 1828 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A 28-year-old man died after he was involved in a gang fight at Orchard Plaza early Friday morning.

Police said they were informed of a fight at about 4.15am.

They said the victim had slash wounds and was pronounced dead in hospital at about 5am.

Shopowners in the area told Channel NewsAsia that fights in the area are common, with an average of two to three incidents a week, especially on weekends.

Boutique owner James Koh said: "I saw a pool of blood outside my shop. And the whole place was blocked. I heard there was a gang clash....somebody was 'chopped' outside my shop."

- CNA/ir

 

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8 held for murder


Jul 24, 2010
8 held for murder

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The police cordoned off a 10m area outside and around the shopping centre in Orchard Road for about six hours while they conducted investigations. -- PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO

<!-- story content : start --> EIGHT suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 28-year-old man at Orchard Plaza early on Friday morning. The Malay Singaporeans, aged between 17 and 41, were picked up within 27 hours in an operation led by the Criminal Investigation Department at various locations, including Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Merah, Sembawang and Marsiling.

Seven of them will be charged in court on Sunday morning with the murder of Mr Mohamed Noraidi Zahari, who was found in a pool of blood at the entrance of Orchard Plaza by police officers who arrived at the scene after receiving a call at 4.15am on Friday. He had slash wounds and was taken unconscious to the Singapore General Hospital where he died at 4.58 am shortly after arriving.

The remaining suspect will be released on bail pending further investigations. If convicted of murder, the seven face the death penalty. The police cordoned off a 10m area outside and around the shopping centre in Orchard Road for about six hours while they conducted investigations. A fight about a petty matter is believed to have broken out between two groups of men when members of one group were having roti prata at a stall near the mall.

Director of the Criminal Investigation Department, Senior Assistant Commissioner Ng Boon Gay said on Saturday: 'I commend my officers who have worked hard to bring the perpetrators to justice in such a short span of time. 'Such violent behaviour and blatant disregard for the law will not be condoned. We will come down hard on any individuals or groups who take the law into their own hands and see to it that they face the full brunt of the law.'

 

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7 charged with murder


Jul 25, 2010

7 charged with murder

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<!-- end left side bar --> SEVEN members of a gang who allegedly slashed a man multiple times were charged with murder in a district court on Sunday morning. The suspects, aged between 17 and 40, included two brothers - Muhammad Hariz Fitri Jauhari, 17, and Fahmi Fitri Jauhari, 19. The others were Mohamad Ja'afar Zakaria, 17, Muhammad Saiful Islam Simon, 19, Muhammad Ridhuan Aziman, 19, Muhammad Suhairi Badron, 22, and Affendi Sohor, 40.

The court heard that the seven, along with several unknown assailants, were part of an unlawful assembly that attacked Mr Mohamad Noraidi Zahari, 28, between 4am and 4.30am last Friday on the ground floor of Orchard Plaza. Based on news reports, a gang of about 20 men attacked Mr Noraidi with parangs, glass bottles and a chair. He died from his injuries in hospital at about 5am.

The seven who were charged Sunday appeared glum and solemn when they were led into the court by a posse of CID officers at about 10.30am. They exchanged words among themselves until they were reminded to keep quiet. The court ordered them remanded for a week pending further investigations. The case is expected to be mentioned again on Friday. Murder is punishable by hanging.

 

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A suspect in the stabbing being led to court. -- ST PHOTO: JOSEPH NAIR



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Jul 26, 2010
1 more nabbed over murder

<!-- by line --> <!-- end by line --> POLICE have arrested another suspect in connection to the murder of a 28-year-old Malay man at Orchard Plaza on Friday. This brings to nine suspects who have been caught for being part of an unlawful assembly that attacked Mr Mohamad Noraidi Zahari between 4 am and 4.30 am last Friday on the ground floor of Orchard Plaza.

Reports said a gang of about 20 men attacked Mr Noraidi with parangs, glass bottles and a chair. He died from his injuries in hospital at about 5 am. The Criminal Investigation Department tracked down eight men - one of whom is out on bail - within 27 hours.

The seven men were charged with murder in a district court on Sunday morning. The latest suspect, a 25-year-old Malay man, was arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint on Saturday at about 12.05 am. He will be charged in court on Monday afternoon with murder.

 

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8th suspect charged


Jul 27, 2010
8th suspect charged

AN EIGHTH suspect was charged on Monday with the murder at Orchard Plaza last Friday. Muhammad Fazri Mohd Noor, 25, displayed no emotion when the charge was read out to him and he was ordered to be remanded till Friday for further investigations If found guilty, he will be hanged.

Court documents indicate that he is believed to be part of a gang that slashed Mr Mohamad Noraidi Zahari, 28, between 4am and 4.30am last Friday on the ground floor of Orchard Plaza. Seven others were charged on Sunday. All eight, along with several unknown assailants, are believed to part of an unlawful assembly that attacked Mr Noraidi with parangs, glass bottles and a chair. He died from his injuries in hospital at about 5am.

Those charged earlier include two brothers - Hariz Fitri Jauhari, 17, and Fahmi Fitri Jauhari, 19. The others are Mohamad Ja'afar Zakaria, 17, Muhammad Saiful Islam Simon, 19; Muhammad Ridhwan Aziman, 19, Muhammad Suhairi Badron, 22; and Affendi Sohor, 40. Their cases will also come before the court on Friday.

 

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Youth involved in Orchard Plaza killing sent for reformative training
Posted: 01 March 2012 1309 hrs

SINGAPORE: One accused in a group of about 13, who was involved in the 2010 Orchard Plaza killing, has been sent to the reformative training centre.

Nineteen-year-old Hariz Fitri Jauhari will have to stay there for at least 18 months.

Hariz had been convicted of being part of an unlawful assembly that caused hurt to gang members of 'Omega' near Orchard Plaza.

He was only 17 at the time of the offence.

His older brother, Fahmi Fitri Jauhari had told him and some others to be on standby at Orchard area for talks with other secret society groups.

A fight broke out and 28-year-old Mohamad Noraidi Zahari died, while 40-year-old Muhamad Rafi Tarjan Ali sustained slash wounds to his back.

Hariz had admitted in November to a reduced charge of rioting and RTC and probation reports were called to determine which he should be given.

In sentencing, the district judge took into account that Hariz is a first-time offender, had no previous record and is young.

He added that Hariz had pleaded guilty the first chance he got, when the charge was reduced from murder to rioting.

He told the court that the probation officer did not recommend a probation although it's generally done so in such cases.

The judge pointed out that the accused was a member of the Sio Kun Tong gang in Marsiling and was bent on causing hurt at the time of the offence.

He said community-based rehabilitation is not an option in Hariz's case, and that this was due to the accused's pro-criminal behaviour and tendency to break rules when required.

For public safety, the judge said the court must send a message of deterrence and RTC is therefore warranted.

With his elder brother Fahmi also sent to RTC, the judge said the structured environment will help Hariz break away from the gang and turn over a new leaf.

So far, of the 13 accused, nine have been dealt with.

Two accused will have their cases tried in high court, while another is claiming trial in the district court.

- CNA/cc