Man who stabbed friend near Tampines MRT station after heated argument handed jail term

Sufian and the victim exchanged words outside the eatery and it escalated into a physical altercation.

The offender then pulled out a knife with a 13cm blade and stabbed his friend twice – once in his left forearm and once in his back, before dropping the knife and running away.

The injured man tried to give chase but was unsuccessful.

Passers-by called the police when they found the bloodied man near Tampines MRT. He was sent to Changi General Hospital.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Yeo Kee Hwan said that the blood loss resulted in the victim being in a state of confusion at the time of surgical intervention.

He was hospitalised for four days.

Yeo had sought for an uplift in Sufian’s sentence as he had previously been sentenced to six months in jail on July 16, 2025, for possessing a karambit knife – which is a knife with a small, curved blade – at the same location.

Yeo argued that the present case represented an escalation in Sufian’s offending behaviour, as he not only possessed a knife in public again but had also gone on to use the weapon to stab another man.

Those found guilty of voluntarily causing hurt can be jailed for up to three years, fined up to $5,000, or both.

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