--- title: "Fight breaks out after drinking session escalates into 'private settlement' in Woodlands" url: "/singapore-seen/fight-breaks-out-after-drinking-session-escalates-into-private-settlement-in" published: "2021-03-31T02:46:28.000Z" updated: "2021-03-31T03:21:07.000Z" section: "Singapore Seen" authors: ["Cherlynn Ng"] tags: ["fight","dispute","coffee shop","woodlands"] --- # Fight breaks out after drinking session escalates into 'private settlement' in Woodlands *A dispute broke out after a drinking session involving two groups of patrons at a coffee shop in Woodlands on Saturday night (March 27). * A dispute broke out after a drinking session involving two groups of patrons at a coffee shop in Woodlands on Saturday night (March 27). In response to a Stomp query, the police said they were alerted to a case of voluntarily causing hurt at Block 167 Woodlands Street 11 at 10.38pm. "Preliminary investigations revealed that a dispute had occurred earlier between two groups at the coffee shop nearby," they added. A member of the public, who heard a commotion, reported seeing almost 20 people gathered at the staircase landing and open-air carpark next to the coffee shop. A video sent to Shin Min Daily News shows several people in a tussle. Loud shouting and cursing can also be heard. According to Shin Min, two groups of patrons had been drinking at adjacent tables at a corner of the coffee shop. A man from one table was invited to the other table for a drink, but ended up arguing with someone. The matter soon escalated into them going to the carpark for a 'private settlement'. Police investigations are ongoing.