Overview
- A 38-year-old man was arrested after an alleged airsoft shot wounded a 37-year-old man in the ear and forehead following a call for help at Tampines Street 81 about 7.36pm on Tuesday, June 30.
- Officers from the Bedok Police Division used police cameras, CCTV and follow-up investigations to identify and detain the suspect later that same day.
- Police recovered a substantial cache from the suspect’s unit, including several airsoft guns, ammunition, airsoft parts, a knuckle duster and a suspected stun device.
- The man will be charged with voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons and may face additional counts under weapons-control laws that carry up to seven years’ jail, caning or fines.
- The suspect has been remanded for a mental-health assessment and the case will return to court on July 15 while authorities remind the public that replica and stun devices are regulated and often require a police licence.