'Police, come arrest me'

'Police, come arrest me'

The 20-year-old stabbed his schoolmate at a Choa Chu Kang mall on Tuesday night and waited around coolly for the police to arrive.

His 19-year-old victim was still standing after getting attacked, bleeding from the stomach.

A few minutes earlier that night, four youngsters - three males and one female - had met in front of the McDonald's outlet at Lot One to settle a dispute.

After a heated argument that attracted the attention of passers-by, one of the youths stumbled away, bleeding from his abdomen, reported Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao.

The victim covered his wound with a white cloth, staining it red.

Mr Frederick See, 32, a customer relations executive in the nearby SK Jewellery store, got to the scene a few minutes after the stabbing.

He told The New Paper that both the attacker and the victim seemed calm.

"The attacker just walked around, waiting for the police to come. I remember thinking, 'he not bad ah, quite brave'," Mr See said.

He said the injured person was standing his ground and stayed on his feet.

He even argued with the female, who is known to be the attacker's girlfriend. At about 9.30pm, the police and an ambulance were called.

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The police barricaded the area and the people involved were interviewed, including the victim's male cousin and the girlfriend.

The victim was taken to National University Hospital still conscious, said police.

The police later said he was stabbed with a pocket knife.

Mr See said he saw the attacker offering his hands to be handcuffed by police.

He was apparently heard saying, "Police, come arrest me!"

Blood

One of Mr See's co-workers, Ms Samantha Ng, 34, was worried for the victim's life when she saw the blood splattered on the ground.

The assistant showroom manager said: "Teenagers these days are so rash. They never think about the consequences. Like when he (the attacker) comes out of jail, do you think the girlfriend will still be there waiting for him?"

Residents from the surrounding area were overheard discussing the incident on Wednesday.

One of them said: "This place is usually very quiet. I lived here so long already, never heard of this sort of thing happening before."


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