11 men charged after they allegedly took part in Toa Payoh brawl
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Eleven men are accused of ganging up against two people at Block 9, Toa Payoh Industrial Park shortly before 10am on Aug 24.
PHOTOS: SCREENGRABS FROM SG SECRET CHANNEL/TELEGRAM
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SINGAPORE – Eleven men have been charged after they allegedly took part in a brawl in Toa Payoh on Aug 24 that left two victims with stab wounds.
They are: B Vinaash, 21; Khailash Misra Goppal, 22; Visva Manivannan, 23; Gokeda Prushothaman Naidu Gokeda Somu Naidu, 25; Vignesh Manivannan, 27; Jeremy Pravindran, 28; Ghanisheelan Vijaya Kumar, 30; Gokeda Sathish Naidu, 31; Joshua Navindran Suranthiran, 32; Viknesh Rajandren, 33, and Roy Tan Guo Rong, 34.
Each man faces one charge of rioting while armed with a deadly weapon.
They are accused of ganging up against two people at Block 9, Toa Payoh Industrial Park shortly before 10am on Aug 24.
In an earlier statement, the police said that after the brawl, a 21-year-old victim sustained stab wounds on the arm
Both victims received outpatient treatment at a hospital.
In a video of the incident on Telegram channel SG Secret Channel, more than 10 people can be seen at a coffee shop – believed to be at Block 9 Toa Payoh Industrial Park – during the altercation.
Three people are seen lifting a chair and two tables before smashing them to the ground, amid shouts from others.
A man in a white and red top is then seen attempting to punch a man in a dark blue, long-sleeved top. Seconds later, another man in a black T-shirt with an item in his hand appears to strike the man in blue. Others at the scene can be seen attempting to stop the altercation.
The cases involving most of the men will be mentioned again in court on Sept 3.
For rioting while armed with a weapon, an offender can be jailed for up to 10 years and caned.
