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SINGAPORE: A 30-year-old man was arrested after an attack on two Certis officers in Sembawang.
Police said on Tuesday (November 10) that around 7:30 p.m. Monday, they were alerted to an alleged assault on two Certis employees who had been assigned to the National Environment Agency (NEA) as agents of the law.
The incident occurred while officers were conducting enforcement duties in the vicinity of Canberra Link, police said in a news release.
“One officer was allegedly punched in the face and the other officer was cut on the hand and legs by the man with a sickle,” authorities said, adding that the man fled the scene before the arrival of police.
The two officers were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
Officers from the Woodlands Police Division identified the suspect with the help of police cameras and officer body cameras, and arrested him within seven hours.
Police also confiscated a bloodstained sickle, which was found near the scene of the incident and is believed to be the weapon used by the man to assault one of the officers.
The man will be charged in court Wednesday with willfully causing harm with a dangerous weapon.
If convicted, he faces a fine, up to seven years in prison, flogging, or any combination of such penalties.
“The police have zero tolerance for acts of violence so blatant that they threaten the safety of public servants who are performing their duties,” said SPF.
“The police will not hesitate to take action against those who blatantly disobey the law.”
