{"id":95929,"date":"2026-10-27T20:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T12:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=95929"},"modified":"2026-10-27T20:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T12:55:02","slug":"man-charged-over-prinsep-street-knife-attack-that-left-two-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=95929","title":{"rendered":"Man charged over Prinsep Street knife attack that left two injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->A 24-year-old man was charged on Oct 27 over an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/man-to-be-charged-after-allegedly-injuring-two-men-with-a-knife-in-prinsep-street?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">attack in Prinsep Street<\/span><\/a> that left two other men injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Jabez Gunasekaran faces a charge of voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon. He is currently being remanded as investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The incident happened at around 7.40am on Oct 25 at the nightclub Club Vendetta at 74A Prinsep Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Jabez<!-- -->, who was issued a police supervision order earlier, is alleged to have used a knife in the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The order, which falls under the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions)\u00a0Act, <!-- -->places an individual under police supervision in the community for up to three years<!-- -->.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">One of victims, a 36-year-old, suffered lacerations on the back of his head, left forearm and the side of his left wrist and was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The other, a 25-year-old, suffered a laceration on his left forearm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Jabez, who fled after the incident, was arrested the same day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Knife crime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/more-rape-molestation-cases-in-first-half-of-2026-even-as-total-number-of-physical-crimes-drop?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">continues to be a concern in Singapore<\/span><\/a>, with 68 knife-related incidents reported in the first half of 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Those found guilty of voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon can be jailed for up to seven years, fined and caned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Individuals under a police supervision order may face double the standard jail time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/man-charged-over-prinsep-street-knife-attack-that-left-two-injured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A 24-year-old man was charged on Oct 27 over an attack in Prinsep Street that left two other men injured. 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