S'pore man, 47, challenges colleagues to duel with swords after they joked he was a freeloader
Police later found five swords and a katana at his flat.
A 47-year-old man named Hong Weiping was jailed for eight months and three weeks after he challenged two colleagues to a sword duel following a joke about him being a freeloader. The incident occurred on May 22, 2025, when Hong and his two colleagues were at a coffee shop in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10. After consuming 10 beers, the colleagues joked that Hong was only there for the free food and drinks.
Offended, Hong left the shop and was later seen returning with two swords from his flat. He confronted his colleagues at around 9:45pm, throwing the swords on the ground and demanding they fight him with their bare hands, unarmed. The colleagues declined to get out of their vehicles and drove away. Hong chased after them with the swords and was arrested by the public two days later when he was seen wielding five swords and a katana at his flat.
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