Man slashed victim with penknife during argument in Toa Payoh: 'Ground was covered in blood'
Ethel Tseng
TNP
Aug 12, 2025
A man was slashed by another man wielding a penknife during an argument at a coffee shop in Toa Payoh on National Day, sustaining a head injury.
After the assault, the assailant fled the scene and was later arrested.
The incident occurred at 8.30pm near a coffee shop at Block 168, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, according to Shin Min Daily News, which received a tipoff from a reader that two men had gotten into an argument.
The reader added that one of them sustained an injury and was bleeding profusely. Photos provided by the reader show that the area was cordoned off, with several police officers at the scene.
Sammy, a 65-year-old technician, told Shin Min that he saw the two men drinking outside the coffee shop. "They were drinking with another couple, and one of the men later walked away from the group," he said.
"We then saw the woman frantically rushing to the coffee shop's restroom to get tissue paper, and that's when we noticed the two men had moved to the void deck of the block next to the coffee shop. By then, one of the men was already injured."
Sammy also saw one of the men sitting on the ground, his head bleeding profusely.
"The woman who was with them called the police and an ambulance. The ground was covered in blood, and it was very scary," he added.
In a response to TNP's queries, the police confirmed that they received a call for assistance at Block 168, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh.
"A 59-year-old man was conveyed conscious to the hospital. A 49-year-old man was arrested for voluntarily causing hurt by a dangerous weapon," a police spokesperson, adding that a penknife had been seized.
Police investigations are ongoing.
