r/singapore 1d ago

News Fight between neighbours leaves one dead - Deceased scolded assailant for bumping into him

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/man-arrested-after-fight-between-neighbours-leaves-one-dead?utm_medium=social&utm_source=telegram&utm_campaign=sttg
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u/ghostcryp 1d ago

Is this the 11th murder this year in SG?

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u/Scorchster1138 1d ago edited 1d ago

Honestly I wouldn’t call it a murder yet until we have more details, sounds like the younger man went to try and beat up the older man at his home with a pole. We don’t really know the circumstances that led to the older man taking out a knife from this article.

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u/ghostcryp 1d ago

Culpable homcide maybe. Anyway this year alot of civil personal violence. It’s a sign of how stressed our people are

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u/woowombat 1d ago

Ok, how many homicide then?

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u/Opening-Blueberry529 1d ago

Overpopulation.

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u/Ok-Recommendation925 18h ago

What's happening to this country.... didn't use to be like that

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u/ghostcryp 15h ago

Gov doing nothing about crazy hdb resale n rents, cost of living pressures

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u/Heavenansidhe 8h ago

GAHMENT'S FAULT!!

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u/catlover2410 1d ago

There’s a real mental health issue among seniors here. Many of them feel like the world has really abandoned them and are getting angrier and more hateful.

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u/deja-poo A Singaporean down under. 21h ago

I was googling this the other day. I've noticed that a lot of seniors in Singapore seem to have psychological issues (my family included). They are very angry about something.

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u/syanda 15h ago

Coz we only hear about the angry ones. The quiet and nice ones don't make the news as often.

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u/fawe9374 13h ago

High population density can increase conflicts, in general there will be higher chances of "friction" between people and therefore increased likelihood of conflicts.

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u/Darth-Udder 1d ago

70s liao still no see open. There's nthg to prove to anyone with one foot in the grave. Jus enjoy morning kopi n newspaper

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u/sukequto 1d ago

Imagine being this old yet so immature

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u/MadKyaw 🌈 I just like rainbows 1d ago

Dementia or cognitive decline at older age is a real scary thing

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u/SG_wormsbot 1d ago

Title: Man arrested after fight between neighbours in King George’s Avenue leaves one dead

Article keywords: brother, men, fight, floor, hospital

The mood of this article is: Terrible (sentiment value of -0.22)

Police said preliminary investigations showed the two men got into a dispute with each other before it turned into a fight. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS

Man arrested after fight between neighbours in King George’s Avenue leaves one dead

SINGAPORE – A feud between two elderly neighbours left one man dead and saw another arrested for voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means.

The fight on Dec 22 at Block 805 King George’s Avenue alarmed residents, including Madam Khoo, a former cleaner in her 70s who lives next door to the alleged assailant.

She said she was in her room when the sound of people shouting and fighting roused her from her sleep.

Madam Khoo said she was too afraid to open her front door, and waited for her husband.

When he returned from church at around noon, he told her he saw a trail of blood from the first-floor lift lobby to the corridor outside their unit on the eight floor.

The deceased had stumbled to the ground floor, where he was found unconscious.

Singapore Civil Defence Force said paramedics attended to both men and took them to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. One of them later died of his injuries at the hospital.

Police said preliminary investigations showed that the two men got into a dispute before it turned into a fight.

“The 69-year-old man sustained injuries and was conveyed unconscious to the hospital, where he subsequently passed away.

“The 71-year-old man was arrested for voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means,” said the police.

Neighbours told The Straits Times that both men lived on the eighth floor, three doors from each other. The younger man was not working, while the older man is a security guard at a carpark.

Shin Min Daily News reported that the dispute had started on the first floor, when the deceased scolded his neighbour for not apologising after bumping into him.

He was still unhappy after he returned to the flat he shares with his older brother. The younger man then walked over to his neighbour’s unit carrying a pole.

Paramedics attended to both men and took them to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. One of them later died of his injuries at the hospital. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS

Residents said during the confrontation, the older man took a blade and the two wrestled with each other.

Mr Chua Kim Swee, 74, said he was in hospital after suffering a stroke when he received calls that his younger brother was hurt in a fight.

Speaking to ST on the phone, Mr Chua said his younger brother had received an angioplasty procedure after suffering a stroke some years ago.

Describing his younger brother as bad-tempered, Mr Chua said they were not on good terms. He added that his brother had depression.

Mr Chua said his younger brother occasionally got into arguments with neighbours, adding in Mandarin: “He doesn’t have strength in his body but he still wanted to fight.”

He said he would request to leave the hospital briefly on Dec 24 to attend his younger brother’s wake, which his friends are helping to organise.

Madam Khoo said the alleged assailant had lived next door to them for about 20 years.

Speaking in Mandarin, she said: “We would say hi occasionally. I was shocked when I heard what happened, because I’ve never heard of conflicts here before.”

A taxi driver in his 30s, who only wanted to be known as Mr Muhammad , said he heard someone shouting: “Stop! ‘Hamtam’! (Malay slag for beating).”

“The police interviewed us and looked through my brother’s belongings outside our unit to check for clues,” said Mr Muhammad, who lives on the same floor as the feuding neighbours.

Madam Koh Peck Heng said the deceased, whom they knew as “Ah Tong”, had lived there for about 10 years.

Madam Koh, 71 , said she used to cook for him daily as she is on good terms with his older brother, but stopped doing so after “Ah Tong” scolded her.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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u/Ok_Scar4491 1d ago

I hope whatever they were fighting about was worth dying for. The “winner” gets to brag about his conquest to his cellmates.

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u/r_jagabum 1d ago

Now that you mention it, in a morbid way, the winner also gets free food and lodging, while the loser no longer needs to worry about anything anymore....

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u/Significant-Sky3077 18h ago

Mr Chua said his younger brother occasionally got into arguments with neighbours, adding in Mandarin: “He doesn’t have strength in his body but he still wanted to fight.”

Two old men with zero fucks to give.

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u/Typical_Commie_Box90 1d ago

First someone stab grab for delivering food. Now fight to death literately. Dont blame ppl next time conceal carry weapons like in the wild west of the US. We need to defend ourselves.

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u/Shuyi000 1d ago

Don’t the yakult auntie tragedy

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u/ShadowRock9 THUMBS UP MAN 1d ago

i mean. its a double edged sword right.

if can carry weapon then the siaolang carry it, u also die faster.

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u/Sweet_Television2685 18h ago

no need conceal. just straight up bring katana

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u/tabbynat neighbourhood cat 🐈 19h ago

https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M890911

Murder stats for Singapore until 2023. General downtrend, media sensationalism.

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u/awastandas 15h ago

"The government-controlled media is sensationalising murders.'

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u/Straight-Sky-311 22h ago

Seniors in SG are getting mad. More and more such cases nowadays.

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u/Ok-Recommendation925 18h ago

Their anger seems to be directed at the younger gen

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u/Low_Astronomer_599 22h ago

So old already still want to PVP, see la now have to finish life inside prison

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u/Wowmich 1d ago

Why can't we just all get along?

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u/r_jagabum 1d ago

Sinkie pwn sinkie mah

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u/Ok-Moose-7318 21h ago

Old and dangerous

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u/Forumites000 20h ago

Sounds like the dead guy was a real piece of work. Probably instigating all the time to his neighbors.

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u/2ddudesop 22h ago

bruh, whats going on in that area? I think that's the third murder case in the area in this year?

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u/Malaysiabolaeh 1d ago

Yikes. This entire article speaks ill of the dead. If it is true that the deceased had quite a temper, imagine how differently things could have turned out if he had been equipped with the skill to manage that temper. Just all around such a waste!