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SINGAPORE \u2013 Two young men, aged 17 and 22, are assisting with police investigations for mischief over an alleged incident at a restaurant in 313@Somerset mall. <\/p>\n
In response to queries from The Straits Times, the police said they received a call for assistance at 313 Orchard Road at 4.30am on April 27. No injuries were reported. <\/p>\n
Chimi\u2019s, a Latin American restaurant located at the mall, said in a post on Instagram on April 27 that its premises had been vandalised that morning. <\/p>\n
In CCTV footage Chimi\u2019s shared in its post, silhouettes of an estimated three people can be seen pacing back and forth outside the restaurant\u2019s shut blinds. <\/p>\n
Timestamped 4.25am, the footage shows a man forcefully bend one of the blinds and enter the store, then take a seat. <\/p>\n
Three minutes later, one man can be heard asking for a lighter, to which another responds that he does not have one. <\/p>\n
Isolated clatter can be heard after that, with an object appearing to be thrown on the ground outside the eatery. At one point, a man can be seen swinging a chair at a construction barrier outside the restaurant. <\/p>\n
A man can also be heard asking the other to record him while he flings a chair at the exterior of the store. At the end of the video, a man can be heard confronting the group, threatening to contact the police. <\/p>\n
In its post, Chimi\u2019s said: \u201cEvery day, our team shows up trying to build something honest. A place where people can come, relax, eat well, and feel taken care of.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it was hard to watch a group walk in while we were closed and, for no reason, start smashing a chair, breaking our blinds, and forcing their way into our space while others stood by and cheered.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ground-floor restaurant located in the al fresco dining area of 313@Somerset mall is the sister brand of Mexican restaurant and bar Chimichanga, which was established in 2018. Chimi\u2019s has been a resident of the mall for four years now, it said in its Instagram post.<\/p>\n
The Straits Times has contacted 313@Somerset for more information. Calls to Chimi\u2019s on April 29 have not been answered. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n