SAF servicemen injured in attack by gang in Perth
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Mar 29, 2011 - Straits Times
By Ng Kai Ling
One of the victims suffered severe bruising and cuts to his back and torso. Both his eyes were swollen and he may need plastic surgery on his eye. The other victim had a 2cm to 3cm cut on his forehead that required stitches. The two RSAF servicemen were attacked while fishing near Ascot Waters at 4am on Saturday by a group of about seven men who had asked them for cigarettes. -- PHOTO: WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE
THEY were beaten with a metal wrench, a beer bottle and even their own fishing rods. And it was all because they refused to give their attackers cigarettes.
Two full-time national servicemen were injured in the assault by a gang of seven men, which happened in a quiet suburb of Perth on Saturday.
The off-duty Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) servicemen, aged 19 and 20, were fishing at about 4am when the group approached them to ask for cigarettes, said Western Australia police.
Both replied by asking how old the group were.
The seven men then left, only to return brandishing the empty bottle and the wrench. This time they demanded the two Singaporeans hand over their wallets. They then set upon them with their makeshift weapons and the victims' fishing rods. The group then fled the scene, taking with them some of the victims' cash and credit cards.
The servicemen were taken to Royal Perth Hospital, said police. The 19-year-old had a 2cm to 3cm cut on his forehead that required stitches. His companion suffered severe bruising and cuts to his back and torso. Both his eyes were swollen and he may need plastic surgery on his eye.
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why they fish in such wee hours?
asking for trouble.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
why they fish in such wee hours?
asking for trouble.
many singaporeans fish from midnight to early morning.
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Originally posted by dragg:
many singaporeans fish from midnight to early morning.
not in a foreign area.
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Both replied by asking how old the group were.
Probably those 7 are very very young.
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This comedian on youtube made a hilariousjoke about NS : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnk68RToFkw
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wah greatly outnumbered....just give la. How much are cigs in Oz?
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
not in a foreign area.
are the aussies telling asians not to bring their habits to australia? -
forget to send maria there to protect boyboy.
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Why fishiinf at wee hour?
Mindef nevre check on them?
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SAF servicemen beaten up by gang in Perth
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110329-270629.html
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Not even the 2 boys got badly beaten up, they still need to be questions why they are fishing at 4am?
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Looks like our Mindef need to tough up our Soldiers first, before sending them for oversea mission.
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Why they go fishing that early? Cause it is low tide in Australia and that is usually when people actually catches any fish. DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Who knows
Mayb they yaya, talk 2 sia-lan w d angmo.