Men fight at Woodlands coffee shop following 2-year feud, both taken to hospital

Two men were taken to the hospital after a fight broke out between them at a coffee shop in Woodlands on Saturday (Oct 3).

The police told AsiaOne they were alerted to the case at Block 574 Woodlands Drive 16 at about 1.35pm.

Both men, aged 55 and 64, were arrested for affray. They were conscious when taken to hospital.

According to Shin Min Daily News, the men are known to each other and had feuded over a Facebook post two years ago.

When they saw each other again on Saturday, they ended up fighting, reported the Chinese paper.

The coffee shop is located within the Woodlands Glen project.

When a Shin Min reporter visited its premises on Saturday afternoon, a hawker said many diners were having lunch when the brawl occurred.

The hawker, who sells rojak, said a male diner had helped to subdue one of the fighting men.

"I heard one of them brought a baseball bat to attack the other, but I'm unsure who brought it."

The reporter also observed that police officers had cordoned off an area of the coffee shop for investigations.

A chair had toppled over, and a long object wrapped in a black cloth was seen next to an exhibit marker.

Police investigations are ongoing.

lim.kewei@asiaone.com

10月3日（星期六），两名男子在兀兰的一家咖啡店发生争执，随后被送往医院。

警方告诉AsiaOne，他们于下午1点35分左右接到报案，称兀兰16道第574座组屋发生案件。

这两名男子分别为55岁和64岁，因扰乱公共秩序被捕。送往医院时，他们意识清醒。

据《新明日报》报道，这两名男子彼此认识，两年前曾因一篇 Facebook 帖子发生争执。

据中国媒体报道，他们周六再次见面时，结果发生了争执。

这家咖啡店位于 Woodlands Glen 项目内。

周六下午，《新明日报》记者到访事发地点时，一位小贩表示，斗殴发生时，许多食客正在用餐。

卖罗惹的小贩说，一位男食客帮忙制服了其中一名打架的男子。

“我听说其中一人带了棒球棍去攻击另一人，但我不知道是谁带的。”

记者还注意到，警方已封锁咖啡店的一部分区域进行调查。

一把椅子翻倒了，展品牌旁边放着一个用黑布包裹的长条状物体。

警方调查仍在进行中。

lim.kewei@asiaone.com