The Police have arrested another eight men and one woman in connection with a recent case of rioting at People's Park Centre along Upper Cross Street.

This is in addition to the three men arrested at the scene on the day of the incident.

Incident on CCTV footage

The incident first occurred on May 10, and was captured on CCTV footage which was circulated on social media.

The video showed a clash between two groups, one of which was armed with what appeared to be long knives.

One of the groups had been waiting in a corridor, while the second group comprised six people, with at least two men who appeared to be armed with knives, and a woman with light-coloured hair who was not involved in the fight.

Several individuals split up from the first group after the second group arrived with some fleeing the scene, while two men with knives then attacked a man from the first group.

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A 19-year-old man was conveyed conscious to Singapore General Hospital, while three persons were arrested at the scene.

Dispute arose over a woman

In the subsequent three days till May 12, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, Police Intelligence Department and Central Police Division conducted several island-wide raids.

They managed to arrest another eight men and one woman, aged between 18 and 28, for:

• Being members of an unlawful society,
• Unlawful assembly and
• Rioting armed with deadly weapons.

Police revealed in a press release that the dispute originally arose between a member of each group over a woman.

For rioting with deadly weapons, offenders can be punished with an imprisonment term of up to 10 years, and caned.

For unlawful assembly, offenders can be imprisoned up to two years, or fined, or both.

For being a member of an unlawful society, offenders can be imprisoned up to three years, fined up to S$5,000 or both.

Police are also investigating one of the men for harbouring another two of the arrested men.

Harbouring fugitives is an offence which carries a punishment of imprisonment and fine.

All of the arrested persons will also be investigated for breaching safe distancing measures.

Two more men in connection with the case are still at large. Police are appealing for more information.

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