Man charged after he allegedly chased another man while holding katana sword
A sword was found in the man's car boot and was seized by police on Jul 7, 2022. (Photo: Singapore Police Force)
SINGAPORE: A man who allegedly chased another man while holding a katana sword was charged on Friday (Jul 8) with possessing a scheduled weapon.
Kenneth Tan Hong Chang, 27, was previously also charged with criminal intimidation using a foam replica of a samurai sword on a separate occasion.
The police said that at about 2.20am on Thursday, they received a call for assistance along Hougang Street 61, where a man was purportedly holding a sword and chasing someone.
No one was injured in the incident.
Police established the man's identity through ground enquiries and police camera footage, and arrested him.
They seized the 73cm-long katana sword, which has a 49cm-long blade, from his car boot.
According to charge sheets, this incident took place between Blocks 692 and 695, Hougang Street 61.
Tan was previously charged with using a replica foam sword to commit criminal intimidation with two men named Fu Yiming and Jeremy Ong Kian Song.
He is accused of holding the sword while Fu shouted at two people to kneel down and apologise.
The replica samurai sword had a 66cm-long foam blade and is suspected to belong to Tan.
This offence allegedly took place at about 6.10am on Mar 10, 2022 at an apartment block on Soon Lee Street.
Tan will return to court later this month. Fu was earlier also charged with criminal intimidation for the same incident.
Possession of a scheduled weapon carries a penalty of up to five years in jail and not less than six strokes of the cane.
The punishment for criminal intimidation is up to two years' jail, a fine, or both.
