80-year-old gets slashed while trying to break up fight in Redhill

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Zhang Yatian (transliteration) thought he was being a good Samaritan, but ended up becoming a victim of a slashing instead. The 80-year-old retiree was left with several wounds on both his arms after he tried to break up a fight between two men at the hawker centre near Block 82 Redhill Lane last Saturday night (April 13), reported Shin Min...

Zhang Yatian suffered lacerations on his arms after a man slashed him with a knife.Zhang Yatian thought he was being a good Samaritan, but ended up becoming a victim of a slashing instead.

The 80-year-old retiree was left with several wounds on both his arms after he tried to break up a fight between two men at the hawker centre near Block 82 Redhill Lane last Saturday night , reported Shin Min Daily News. He happened to be in the area when he spotted the two men arguing. They looked like they were about to fight, he added.Zhang thought the matter was settled after one of the men went home, but the latter returned carrying a 15cm-long knife.When a reporter from Shin Min arrived at the hawker centre after the incident, seven or eight police cars were parked in the area.When contacted by AsiaOne, the police said that they received a call for assistance at about 9.30pm last Saturday.

 

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