Man who allegedly wielded axe in Stamford Road charged with assault, other offences
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In a video posted on YouTube, a man is seen walking towards a police car while holding an axe in his right hand.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM YOUTUBE
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SINGAPORE – A man who allegedly wielded an axe in Stamford Road
Manohar Thirunavukkarasu, 25, is also accused of six other offences, including harassment and criminal trespass.
The Singaporean was at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University in Stamford Road at around 2.30am on Tuesday when he allegedly assaulted two people.
He is accused of punching and kicking one of them and slapping the other.
Court documents did not disclose if the pair had any ties to the university.
Manohar, who was said to have had an axe in his possession that morning, is also accused of kicking a public servant’s left leg and verbally abusing the man.
Details about the officer’s agency were not disclosed in court documents.
In a video clip posted on YouTube, an axe-wielding man was seen crossing the road towards Raffles City Shopping Centre.
He walked towards a police car parked at a nearby traffic light, and two uniformed officers pointed their weapons at him.
The type of weapons held by the officers could not be discerned from the footage.
The man then threw his axe, which landed on an adjacent pavement.
In an earlier statement, the police said they were alerted to a fight in Stamford Road at about 2.30am on Tuesday.
They added: “A 25-year-old man was subsequently arrested for possession of (an) offensive weapon, using criminal force to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty, and using abusive language against a public servant.”
The police also said a 71-year-old man was taken to hospital conscious, while a 29-year-old man was assisting with investigations.
It is not known if the fight occurred before or after the video was taken.
Separately, Manohar is accused of trespassing into Sophia Residence condominium in Sophia Road near Selegie Road on or around Feb 26.
On March 4, he allegedly committed other offences, including sending an image of his genitals to another person.
Manohar will be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for medical examination, and his case has been adjourned to April 26.
If convicted of being in possession of a weapon in a public place, he can be jailed for up to three years and receive at least six strokes of the cane.
For each count of assault, an offender can be jailed for up to three years and fined up to $5,000.
