{"id":99346,"date":"2026-11-14T06:24:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T22:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=99346"},"modified":"2026-11-14T06:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T22:24:33","slug":"man-67-arrested-for-causing-hurt-drug-offences-after-stabbing-another-man-at-yishun-hdb-block-singapore-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=99346","title":{"rendered":"Man, 67, arrested for causing hurt, drug offences after stabbing another man at Yishun HDB block, Singapore News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A 67-year-old man was arrested on Friday (Nov 13) afternoon after he allegedly stabbed another man at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Yishun.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened at about 4.05pm at Block 461B, Yishun Avenue 6.<\/p>\n<p>Residents at a nearby coffeeshop told AsiaOne that an ambulance took an injured person to the hospital at around 4-plus in the afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When AsiaOne reached the scene at about 5pm, at least five police fast response cars were present at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>A crime scene investigation vehicle later arrived at about 6pm.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.asiaone.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Yishun%20stabbing%20-%20police%20and%20CSI.png\" alt=\"Police vehicles, including one used by crime scene specialists, parked at the driveway next to the block.\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\"\/><figcaption>Police vehicles, including one used by crime scene specialists, parked at the driveway next to the block. PHOTO: AsiaOne\/Stringer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, a police cordon was extended around the lift lobby and letter box area at the ground floor, leaving only one operational lift for use by residents.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.asiaone.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Yishun%20stabbing%20-%20ground%20floor%20cordoned%20off.jpg\" alt=\"Most of the ground floor area was cordoned off, except for one lift for use by residents.\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\"\/><figcaption>Most of the ground floor area was cordoned off, except for one lift for use by residents. PHOTO: AsiaOne\/Jasper Lim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>AsiaOne also observed police presence on the 12th and 13th floors of the said block.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over the next two hours, police investigators and crime scene specialists were seen moving between a residential unit, the lift lobby, and an adjacent staircase serving the two floors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.asiaone.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Yishun%20stabbing%20-%20police%20investigators%20and%20scene%20specialists.JPG\" alt=\"Police investigators and crime scene specialists outside a 12th-floor residential unit, believed to be where the 67-year-old was staying in.\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\"\/><figcaption>Police investigators and crime scene specialists outside a residential unit, believed to be where the 67-year-old was staying in. PHOTO: AsiaOne\/Jasper Lim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At times, officers donning gloves were seen placing items, including a knife blade, into evidence bags.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The cordon was subsequently lifted just after 8pm.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.asiaone.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Yishun%20stabbing%20-%20staircase.png\" alt=\"Blood stains and a lighter are observed on the floor and wall at the 12th-floor of a staircase.\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\"\/><figcaption>Blood stains and a lighter are observed on the floor and wall at the 12th floor of a staircase landing. PHOTO: AsiaOne\/Jasper Lim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.asiaone.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Yishun%20stabbing%20-%20lift.png\" alt=\"Yishun stabbing: Blood stains are also seen in one of the two lifts serving the block.\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\"\/><figcaption>Blood stains are also seen in one of the two lifts serving the block. PHOTO: AsiaOne\/Jasper Lim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police told AsiaOne that responding officers found a 58-year-old man injured at the scene. He was taken conscious by Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedics to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The police stated that the 67-year-old man was arrested for voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon and suspected drug-related offences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Preliminary investigations revealed that both men were involved in a dispute prior to the incident,&#8221; the police said.<\/p>\n<p>They added that the knife blade was seized as a case exhibit, while the suspected drug-related offences will be referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.asiaone.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Yishun%20stabbing%20-%20crime%20scene%20specialists%20-%20evidence%20seized_0.jpg\" alt=\"A police officer stands guard over sealed evidence bags as crime scene specialists photograph items seized. PHOTO: AsiaOne\/Jasper Lim\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\"\/><figcaption>A police officer stands guard over sealed evidence bags as crime scene specialists photograph items seized. PHOTO: AsiaOne\/Jasper Lim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Investigations by both law enforcement agencies are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dx-token\" data-dx-entity=\"751197\">[[nid:751197]]<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/mailto:editor@asiaone.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">editor@asiaone.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/yishun-stabbing-drug-offences-man-arrested\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 67-year-old man was arrested on Friday (Nov 13) afternoon after he allegedly stabbed another man at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":99347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=99346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/99347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=99346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=99346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=99346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}