Telok Blangah murder: Victim, 73, remembered as a friendly person直落布兰雅谋杀案：受害人，73 岁，被人们铭记为一位友善的人
The 73-year-old man who was murdered in Telok Blangah on Monday (Oct 5) was a friendly person, a vendor at a coffee shop said.The vendor at Block 61 Telok Blangah Heights told Shin Min Daily News that the victim frequented the coffee shop and had never caused trouble.A 32-year-old man will be charged with the elderly man's murder, after calling...
The 73-year-old man who was murdered in Telok Blangah on Monday (Oct 5) was a friendly person, a vendor at a coffee shop said.
The vendor at Block 61 Telok Blangah Heights told Shin Min Daily News that the victim frequented the coffee shop and had never caused trouble.
A 32-year-old man will be charged with the elderly man's murder, after calling the police to surrender.
Speaking to Shin Min on Tuesday, a hawker at the Block 61 coffee shop recounted two blood-soaked men running from the direction of Block 56 towards the coffee shop.
A person at the coffee shop immediately called the police.
Members of the public applied pressure over the older man's wound to try stem the heavy bleeding from his chest.
He was helped onto a chair, but he gradually became confused and lost consciousness, an eyewitness told the Chinese publication.
The witness recalled the other man, 53, having a large bloodstain on the left shoulder of his clothes.
The police said the younger man was conscious when taken to hospital.
Doctor Joel Lee from a clinic at Block 61 told The Straits Times that the 53-year-old man had been helped into his clinic at about 6pm.
The injured man told the doctor to help the older stabbing victim, who was at the coffee shop.
"By the time I got there... there was somebody holding his chest, and his hands had already slumped."
Dr Lee said the victim "was just trying to tell me he was in distress".
The elderly man later died in hospital, said police on Monday.
In a statement, the police said they responded to calls for assistance at the vicinity of Block 61 Telok Blangah Heights at about 6pm.
The 73-year-old man was found lying motionless and a 53-year-old man was injured at the ground floor of the block.
Tanjong Pagar MP Rachel Ong said in a Facebook post on Tuesday that she met with the victim's family after the incident.
"They are still trying to come to terms with what has happened and have asked for privacy during this very difficult time. This is tragic beyond words, and our hearts go out to them," she wrote.
Ong also asked the public not to speculate or share unverified information, and to refrain from sharing photographs and any identifying details of the victim to respect his family.
The 32-year-old will be charged on Wednesday. Police investigations are ongoing.
lim.kewei@asiaone.com
一家咖啡店的摊贩说，周一（10月5日）在直落布兰雅被谋杀的73岁男子是一个友善的人。
位于直落布兰雅高地第 61 座的摊贩告诉《新明日报》，受害者经常光顾这家咖啡店，但从未惹过麻烦。
一名32岁男子在报警自首后，将被指控谋杀这名老年男子。
周二，《新明日报》采访了第 61 座组屋咖啡店的一名小贩，他讲述了两个浑身是血的男人从第 56 座组屋的方向跑向咖啡店的情景。
咖啡店里有人立即报警。
路人按压老人的伤口，试图止住他胸口的大量出血。
据目击者向中国媒体透露，有人扶他坐到椅子上，但他逐渐变得神志不清，最终失去了意识。
证人回忆说，另一名 53 岁的男子左肩衣服上有一大块血迹。
警方称，这名年轻男子被送往医院时意识清醒。
61号组屋诊所的李医生告诉《海峡时报》，这名53岁的男子于下午6点左右被人搀扶到他的诊所。
受伤男子告诉医生去帮助那位在咖啡店里被刺伤的老年受害者。
“等我赶到那里时……有人捂着他的胸口，他的双手已经无力地垂了下来。”
李医生说，受害者“只是想告诉我他很痛苦”。
警方周一表示，这名老人后来在医院去世。
警方在一份声明中表示，他们于下午6点左右接到求助电话，前往直落布兰雅高地第61座组屋附近提供援助。
一名73岁的老人被发现一动不动地躺在楼房一楼，一名53岁的男子受伤。
丹戎巴葛国会议员王瑞秋周二在脸书上发帖称，事件发生后她会见了受害者家属。
“他们仍在努力接受所发生的一切，并希望在这段艰难时期能够拥有隐私。这真是令人痛心疾首，我们向他们致以最深切的慰问，”她写道。
Ong 还呼吁公众不要妄加猜测或传播未经证实的信息，并不要传播受害者的照片和任何可识别受害者身份的细节，以尊重其家人。
这名32岁的男子将于周三被起诉。警方调查仍在进行中。
lim.kewei@asiaone.com