Police arrest man, 25, seen in video wielding axe on Stamford Road; 71-year-old man taken to hospital
A screengrab from a YouTube video showing police officers pointing their weapons at a man along Stamford Road.
SINGAPORE — A 25-year-old man who was wielding an axe was arrested along Stamford Road in the early hours of Tuesday (April 11).
From an in-car camera footage published by YouTube user “AstarothGundam”, the man is seen approaching two police officers at a traffic junction while carrying an axe on his right hand.
He later threw the axe on the ground and raised his hands in the air after the police officers drew and aimed their weapons at him.
TODAY understands that the officers drew their taser guns.
The footage showed the trio involved in a standoff for about a minute before the driver of the vehicle that recorded the incident goes off from the scene.
From the footage, the standoff took place at the junction of Stamford Road and Victoria Street, next to the Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore.
As of 11 pm on Tuesday, the clip has garnered 31,000 views.
The police said that they were alerted to a fight on Stamford Road at 2.28am.
A 71-year-old man was taken conscious to the hospital and a 29-year-old man is assisting with investigations.
The axe was also seized.
TODAY has asked the police for more details, such as where or how the fight happened.
The man was arrested for possession of offensive weapon, using criminal force to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty and using abusive language against a public servant.
