Woodlands fatal fight: 57-year-old charged with assault

A 57-year-old man has been charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt on Tuesday (Dec 23) after a man died following a fight in Woodlands on Sunday (Dec 21).

Teo Eng Chye allegedly got into a dispute with 73-year-old Foo Suan Chew at the Fork & Spoon food court at Woodlands Avenue 6 on Dec 21.

The victim sustained a fractured laryngeal cartilage after the alleged assault by Teo and later died in hospital, according to court documents.

Officers arrived at the incident location at Block 768 Woodlands Avenue 6 and found the elderly man unconscious. 

He was taken by officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force to Woodlands Health Campus, where he later died.

Teo was arrested the same day for causing grievous hurt, said the police in statement on Monday.

He was remanded at the Woodlands Police Division on Dec 23, and his case is set to return to court on Dec 30.

For voluntarily causing grievous hurt, an offender can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined or caned.

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