15-07-2025
Man charged with attempted murder of woman at Kallang Wave Mall
SINGAPORE: A 26-year-old man was on Tuesday (Jul 15) charged with attempting to murder a 29-year-old woman at Kallang Wave Mall.
Chua Jing Yuan is accused of slashing Ms Choong Wen Ting on the neck and stabbing her chest with a knife along a walkway inside the mall at about 1.20am on Monday.
According to charge sheets, Chua allegedly did this with such intention and under such circumstances that if he had caused Ms Choong's death, he would have been guilty of murder.
The police said they received a call for assistance at Kallang Wave Mall at 1.25am.
Preliminary investigations showed that the man had allegedly attacked a woman with a knife. He was disarmed and detained by members of the public before being arrested.
The woman was taken to the hospital to treat her injuries and is in a stable condition.
CNA understands that the man and the woman are not known to be connected.
The offence of attempted murder that causes hurt to any person is punishable with life imprisonment and caning, or jail of up to 20 years with a fine and caning.
