9 men assisting with police investigations after rioting case at Tanah Merah Coast Road workers’ dormitory

9 men assisting with police investigations after rioting case at Tanah Merah Coast Road workers' dormitory

SINGAPORE: Following a video circulating on social media of a fight at a dormitory, nine men are assisting with police investigations into a case of rioting.

The males involved are from ages between 24 plus 54, said the authorities on Friday (Jan 20).

Law enforcement told CNA these were alerted at 10. 38pm on Jan 17 to a battle at a workers’ dormitory along Tanah Merah Coast Road.

When the police appeared, the fighting acquired already ceased.

The men active in the fight were identified through follow-up investigations and with the aid associated with CCTV images, police said.

In the video, several men can be seen throwing your punches at each other at a staircase.

A person is then noticed held by his shirt by a topless man, with an additional three men around him.

An audience can be seen forming in a badminton court nearby as the shouting proceeds.

Police research are ongoing.