SINGAPORE - A 22-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after allegedly slashing another man at Hougang Avenue 8 in the northeastern region of Singapore.
According to police, three officers sustained minor injuries during the arrest.
The police said they received multiple calls for assistance at around 1.10pm, and upon arrival, police officers saw the suspect running around naked.
"While officers were effecting the arrest, the man allegedly attacked them with a wooden plank with nails. The three police officers suffered minor injuries,” the police said in a statement.
The suspect was subsequently arrested for voluntarily causing hurt by grievous means and for voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty.
A knife and the spiked wooden plank were seized at the scene. Police investigations are ongoing.
The initial victim, a 31-year-old man, was conscious when taken to the hospital, police added. - BERNAMA