Monday, November 1, 2010

Halloween Horror At DownTown East ( Teeneger Stabbed At DownTown East , Dies From Injuries )

Halloween celebrations at Downtown East on Saturday turned into a real-life horror story when a young student was  violently attacked in full view of a crowd. He later died in hospital from his wounds.
According to The Straits Times, 19-year-old Darren Ng Wei Jie was with two friends when they got into a staring incident with another group of about 10 teenagers at the resort and entertainment complex in Pasir Ris on Saturday afternoon.
Witnesses then said they saw angry words exchanged before the altercation turned into a violent brawl on the lawn just outside McDonald’s. Darren is believed to have been slashed several times by his attackers, who were armed with choppers.
After trying to escape, a bleeding Darren finally collapsed outside Sakura International Buffet, located on the second floor of Downtown East. He was believed to have suffered cuts on his limbs, back and abdomen.
A student nurse, who happened to be working part-time at Sakura restaurant, tried to stop the bleeding from Darren’s multiple wounds wounds as she and one of Darren’s friends waited for an ambulance.
Calling herself Aina, the 18-year-old told The New Paper,”He was using his hands to cover where he was stabbed. There was blood all over him… I was so shocked, I couldn’t think.”
After seeing Darren’s friend remove his own shirt to try and soak up the blood from Darren’s wounds, Aina said she asked a colleague to get some ice cubes, a towel and some water.
“Looking at the amount of blood, I didn’t think he could make it but I really hoped that he could… After that, I was freaked out and I couldn’t do my cashier work. I was shivering, ” she said.
While waiting for the ambulance to arrive, Aina added that Darren kept telling his friend,”Very pain, I cannot take it.”
Darren was later pronounced dead at Changi General Hospital about five hours later.
While no one has been arrested, police have classified the case as murder and investigations are ongoing.
Confirming the incident, Singapore Police Force issued a statement which said that the police received a call at 5.50pm on Saturday about a fight which occurred at Downtown East, Pasir Ris Close.
“The said 19-year-old male youth was conveyed with injuries to Changi General Hospital where he was subsequently pronounced dead on the same day at about 10.55pm,” the statement said.
A third-year student at Republic Polytechnic, who declined to be named, says Darren Ng was a second-year student from the School of Engineering.
Although she did not know him personally, she told Yahoo! Singapore, “Some of my friends were talking about the case but so far, it’s just another normal day in school”.
A spokesman for Republic Polytechnic confirmed that Darren Ng was indeed a 2nd year student pursuing a Diploma in Industrial and Operations Management at the School of Engineering.
Commenting on the tragic incident, he told Yahoo!, “We are deeply distressed at the untimely passing away of Darren Ng.
“We extend our deepest condolences to his family and would provide any assistance that they may require.”
While the spokesman declined to comment further on the case which is pending investigation, he added that the school has also activated counseling support for friends and classmates of Darren.
He also urged the media to allow the family some privacy during this period of bereavement. Read more at http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2010/11/01/teen-hacked-to-death-at-downtown-east/

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