Choa Chu Kang riot: Teenager charged with possessing two knives and sickle

[ManOfTheHour]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/choa-chu-kang-riot-teenager-charged-with-possessing-two-knives-12498618
 

SINGAPORE — A teenager suspected to be linked to a riot in Choa Chu Kang last week was charged on Wednesday (March 4) with possessing dangerous weapons.

Mohammad Helmi Parmadi, 17, is accused of possessing a watermelon knife, a bread knife and a sickle along the common corridor in front of Block 703 West Coast Road on March 2.

STORY CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENT


Helmi was remanded for investigations and will return to court on Friday. If convicted, he faces a maximum jail term of three years and at least six strokes of the cane.

He is suspected to be linked to a 13-man riot that took place at Block 102 Teck Whye Lane in broad daylight on Feb 27.

STORY CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENT


Weapons including a knife, knuckle dusters, a metal bar and a metal rod that were believed to have been used in the fight were seized by the police.

13 MEN CHARGED

The police said last week that they were alerted to a case of rioting at 10 Choa Chu Kang Way at about 1.30pm on Feb 27.* The 13 men, aged between 17 and 28, were arrested in various locations including Jalan Bukit Merah, Yishun and Bukit Batok.

They were charged on Feb 29 either with rioting with a deadly weapon or unlawful assembly armed with a deadly weapon.

According to charge sheets, the riot was between two groups, with a group of eight men wanting to hurt the second group of five men and vice versa.

Those in the first group are: Zahiruddin Ariffin Zilsham, 17; Mohammad Danial Bin Mohammed Fairuz, 17; Nurhendry Alffi Farasyi Bin Maizuhar, 17; 18-year-old Ryan Sim Ming Hui; Muhammad Luqmanul Hakim Bin Muhiddin, 29; Ahmad Sirhan Bin Ahmad Zaidi, 17; Daryl Lee Zhi Heng, 18; and Syafiq Bin Safari, 18.

Danial was allegedly armed with a knife, while Nurhendry purportedly had a knuckle-duster.

The men in the other group listed in charge sheets are: Farhan Bin Alias, 18; 20-year-old Muhammad Irman Shah Putera Roslan; Asyraniel Hiralnyshah Jarkalishah, 17; Mohamed Danish Amsyar Ali Amran, 19; and Mohamad Haikel Rahmat, 18.