Fatal 2024 Kitchener Road brawl: Man jailed 17 months for using chair to hit victim of knife attack

A man was jailed 17 months for using a chair to hit a victim of a knife attack during a fatal brawl on Kitchener Road.

The other three are Muhammad Sajid Saleem, 24, who was charged with murder; and Satish Jason Prabhas and Kirrthik Roshan Prem Ananth, both 23, who are facing rioting charges.

The incident happened after Pradave, Sajid, Satish and Kirrthik and two women left in a private-hire car from a club in Golden Mile Tower to a pub in Sam Leong Road to continue drinking. They arrived at around 4am, and were walking along a back alley when they saw a group of eight men locked in an argument with three women.

At one point, Satish exchanged words with another man in the group of eight, before throwing punches at the man. In the melee, Dhinessh’s group moved towards the back alley in the direction of Verdun Road. Several witnesses allegedly saw Sajid holding a small knife in his right hand, with the 7.5cm blade pointing downwards. When they saw this, Dhinessh and his friends ran away, but Pradave, Sajid, Satish and Kirrthik gave chase and caught up with them.

The prosecutor said Pradave then saw Sajid slash Dhinessh and two others with the knife, even as they were trying to run away. As Dhinessh approached a coffee shop located at the intersection of Verdun Road and Sam Leong Road, he slowed down and eventually stopped there. This allowed Sajid to catch up with him. He then allegedly stabbed Dhinessh in the upper back with the knife.

At this point, Kirrthik is said to have grabbed a chair from the coffee shop. He used it to allegedly hit Dhinessh repeatedly. During the assault, Dhinessh was slumped over and did not retaliate in any way, said the prosecutor. The police and paramedics arrived shortly after.

Pradave was arrested at around 5.15am on the same day. Those convicted of voluntarily causing hurt using a dangerous weapon can be jailed for up to seven years, fined, caned, or receive any combination of such punishments.

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