Yet there was another teen slashed yesterday (Nov 18) at Block 448, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 which follows a recent spate of youth slashing incidents involving teenagers carrying weapons such as knives and parangs. Two youths had apparently got into a loud dispute and after a shoving match, one of them whipped out a knife and slashed the other on his right arm. The victim was conveyed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
These cases are related to gangsterism. Teens seem to be walking around fearlessly with weapons, even after islandwide raids and arrests, in relation to the murder at Downtown and the Bukit Panjang attacks, have been carried out. the increase in youth violence and teenagers carrying knives are worrying trends.