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Two Certis law enforcement officers were injured in an alleged attack by a man armed with a sickle in Sembawang on Monday night.
One of them had cut injuries to his arms and legs, while the other was allegedly punched in the face, police said yesterday.
The officers, attached to the National Environment Agency (NEA), were on enforcement duties against public health crimes, such as littering and smoking, when the incident occurred on the empty deck of an apartment block in the Canberra area. Link, Certis and NEA said in a joint statement.
Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu said yesterday in a Facebook post that the agents were attacked after imposing a fine for a smoking offense.
“The attacker was a third party who was present but was not involved in the smoking control action,” Certis and NEA said.
The alleged assailant fled before the police arrived.
The officers were conscious when they were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. One was treated as an outpatient while his colleague was in stable condition and recovering in hospital yesterday, Certis and NEA said.
Police said officers from the Woodlands Police Division arrested a 30-year-old suspect within seven hours of the incident after identifying him with the help of images from police cameras and the two officers’ body cameras. .
They also seized a bloodstained sickle, believed to be the attack weapon, found near the scene.
Some area residents told The New Paper that they heard screaming around 7:30 p.m. Monday. A maid who wanted to be known only as Jealou said: “When I looked outside, I saw a man lying on the road in pain. He looked like he had been hit by a car and he was holding his leg and screaming.”
A 25-year-old man, who did not want to be identified, said he noticed a “pool of blood” on the road after the wounded man was taken away in an ambulance.
Police investigations are ongoing.
The suspect will be charged in court today with willfully causing harm with a dangerous weapon. If convicted, he can be jailed for up to seven years and / or fined.
Police said they have zero tolerance for blatant acts of violence that threaten the safety of public servants in the performance of their duties, and will not hesitate to take action against those who blatantly break the law.
Certis and NEA, who condemned the attack as “unprovoked” and “unacceptable,” said: “(We have) zero tolerance for any act of violence against our agents who work tirelessly to keep our environment clean and safe for the community. We will be there. aside from our officers and provide our full assistance to the police in their investigation. “
In her Facebook post, Ms Fu said that she was upset to learn of the alleged assault.
RIGHT TO SECURITY
“Our officers work hard to safeguard the well-being of Singaporeans. They deserve our respect and the right to security in the performance of their duties.
“They should know that we have their backs covered. I wish the officers a speedy recovery.”
He also reminded the public that this was not the time to ignore safe management measures and he was concerned to see a growing number of blatant rule violations.
In May, 61-year-old Ahirrudin Al-Had Haji Arrifin was charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a safe-distancing National Parks Board agent at the Sungei Serangoon Park Connector.
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