Man arrested after five suffer knife wounds at Orchard Central on New Year’s Day


The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it took five people to Singapore General Hospital. - SHINTARO TAY, ST READER

SINGAPORE: Five people who were at Orchard Central on New Year’s Day were taken to hospital with knife wounds after an incident on the 11th floor of the mall at around 4am.

A spokesman for the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told The Straits Times on Tuesday (Jan 2) that it received a call for assistance at 181 Orchard Road at about 4.10am on Jan 1, and took five people to Singapore General Hospital.

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