Man allegedly in viral assault video charged with weapon possession
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A screenshot (left) of the video that was uploaded on social media. Two machetes, an axe and a baseball bat were among the things seized in a raid.
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SINGAPORE – A man allegedly linked to a viral video showing an assault following a transaction between two men
Mohammad Amirrul Husni Zakariya, 31, is accused of having an axe in a Sengkang West Way flat between 7.45pm and 8pm on May 6.
On May 8, the Singaporean was ordered to be remanded at the Central Police Division, and his case will be mentioned again in court on May 15.
If convicted of possessing a weapon, a first-time offender can be jailed for up to five years and receive at least six strokes of the cane.
A repeat offender can be jailed for between two and eight years and receive at least six strokes of the cane.
In the video, a man in a yellow top is seen handing over a plastic bag with unknown contents to another man in a long-sleeved T-shirt.
After some money is exchanged, the man in the long-sleeved top suddenly punches the other and continues the assault until he collapses, with blood on his face.
The video was then uploaded on social media, and the police said they were alerted to it on May 6.
On May 7, a police spokesperson said that, together with the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) and the Singapore Prison Service, the authorities had identified the victim, the alleged assailant and a 35-year-old woman believed to have recorded the clip.
The police and CNB officers later conducted a raid in Sengkang West Way and arrested the alleged assailant and the woman.
The officers also seized more than $3,000 in cash, three mobile phones, two machetes, an axe, a baseball bat and over 450 vaping-related items.
The woman was not charged in court on May 8 over the incident.
Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times’ court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts.
