The family of a 48-year-old man arrested for assaulting three madrasah students has apologised to the Malay-Muslim community.
The suspect’s older brother, Mr Muhammad Johan Koh, a 49-year-old relief security guard, contacted TODAY on Sunday to discuss the alleged attack, which took place on Friday morning.
“After all that has happened, this is our way of apologising to the Malay-Muslim community,” said the elder Mr Koh, a Muslim convert.
His younger brother, Mr Koh Weng Onn, is unmarried, works odd jobs, and lives with his other brother.
According to the police, the attack on the madrasah students took place near the Paya Lebar MRT station on Friday morning.
The three students, aged 14 to 16, were on their separate ways to the nearby Madrasah Al Maarif Al Islamiah when they were attacked by the suspect.
Law and Home affairs Minister K Shanmugam has urged the public not to speculate on the motives behind the attack before investigations are complete.
“In this case, we do not know the detailed facts, the motives, and should wait for the investigations to be completed,” Mr Shanmugam wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday.
Source: TodayOnline
