SINGAPORE: A man was arrested on Tuesday (Dec 10) after a woman was stabbed at a shop in Hougang.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call for assistance at Block 210 Hougang Street 21 at around 11.05am.
Three people were taken to hospital, including the attacker.
When CNA arrived at the scene at about 1.50pm, part of the ground floor was cordoned off, affecting several retail outlets including a fruit shop, a gold shop and a hardware shop.
At least nine police officers were seen in the cordoned area.
The scene of an incident outside a hardware store at 210 Hougang St 21 on Dec 10, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)
The scene of an incident outside a hardware store at 210 Hougang St 21 on Dec 10, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)
The scene of an incident outside a hardware store at 210 Hougang St 21 on Dec 10, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)
The scene of an incident outside a hardware store at 210 Hougang St 21 on Dec 10, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)
A stall assistant who works at the fruit stall told CNA he went into the hardware shop after hearing an argument.
According to him, a man, estimated to be in his 30s, stabbed a woman at least seven to eight times after 11am.
He said the victim has been working at the hardware shop for one to two years.
A worker who tried to intervene was injured in the process, said the fruit stall assistant.
Another eyewitness who rushed to the scene with a friend after hearing what happened said that she heard that a man had taken a knife from the hardware shop and stabbed a woman who works there.
A man who works in the area but declined to be named said he saw an ambulance arrive at about 12pm.
CNA has contacted the police for more information.
Additional reporting by Koh Wan Ting.
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The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call for assistance at Block 210 Hougang Street 21 at around 11.05am.
Three people were taken to hospital, including the attacker.
When CNA arrived at the scene at about 1.50pm, part of the ground floor was cordoned off, affecting several retail outlets including a fruit shop, a gold shop and a hardware shop.
At least nine police officers were seen in the cordoned area.
The scene of an incident outside a hardware store at 210 Hougang St 21 on Dec 10, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)
The scene of an incident outside a hardware store at 210 Hougang St 21 on Dec 10, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)
The scene of an incident outside a hardware store at 210 Hougang St 21 on Dec 10, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)
The scene of an incident outside a hardware store at 210 Hougang St 21 on Dec 10, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)
A stall assistant who works at the fruit stall told CNA he went into the hardware shop after hearing an argument.
According to him, a man, estimated to be in his 30s, stabbed a woman at least seven to eight times after 11am.
He said the victim has been working at the hardware shop for one to two years.
A worker who tried to intervene was injured in the process, said the fruit stall assistant.
Another eyewitness who rushed to the scene with a friend after hearing what happened said that she heard that a man had taken a knife from the hardware shop and stabbed a woman who works there.
A man who works in the area but declined to be named said he saw an ambulance arrive at about 12pm.
CNA has contacted the police for more information.
Additional reporting by Koh Wan Ting.
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Source: CNA/rc/rj(gs)
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