Chairs used as weapons in violent Singapore Chinatown brawl; two arrested, police seek third man

Three men fought with chairs and stools in Chinatown; two arrested. — TikTok screengrab via AsiaOne

First Published: Monday, 09 Nov 2026 12:35 PM MYT

SINGAPORE, Nov 9 — A video circulating on social media allegedly has captured a brawl involving three men outside a coffee shop in Chinatown in the early hours of Saturday (Nov 7).

The footage shows three men fighting below a HDB block, with two of them wielding plastic chairs and stools. 

The third man attempts to grab one of the stools but is dragged to the ground.

A man wearing a patterned shirt is seen shouting and hurling vulgarities during the altercation.

A motorist stops his vehicle and approaches the men in an attempt to break up the fight, while a woman also rushes over to intervene. 

However, she is thrown aside as she tries to pull a plastic stool away from the man in the patterned shirt.

Another man wearing a blue shirt is then seen continuing to swing a plastic chair at the man in the patterned shirt, prompting members of the public to step in and restrain him.

Fights not uncommon in that area

8world spoke to coffee shop staff and patrons, who said fights occasionally break out in the area. 

One staff member also said plastic chairs placed outside the premises sometimes go missing.

In response to AsiaOne queries, the police said they were alerted to a fight along Upper Cross Street at about 12.20am on Saturday.

Officers found a 37-year-old man who appeared to be intoxicated.

While officers were arresting him, the man hurled vulgarities and threats at them.

He was arrested for affray, drunkenness in a public place and using abusive language against a public servant and was subsequently taken conscious to hospital for medical checks, added the police.

A 68-year-old man was also arrested for affray, while efforts to trace the third person involved are ongoing.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told AsiaOne that it received a call for assistance along Upper Cross Street at about 12.25am on Saturday.

It assessed one person for minor injuries, but the individual declined to be taken to hospital.