The man will be charged in court for the offence of attempted murder.
The offence of attempted murder where hurt is caused to any person by such act carries life imprisonment and caning, or imprisonment of up to 20 years and fine or caning, or both.
In March 2022, a police officer shot a knife-wielding man at a Bendemeer housing block. He had refused to drop his weapon despite multiple warnings and being tasered three times.
A coroner later found that the officer had not been errant in his use of the gun against the man, who died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
A month before the Bendemeer incident, another knife-wielding man, who was under the influence of drugs, was shot and arrested by police outside Clementi Neighbourhood Police Centre after he attacked random passers-by and charged at officers.
He later pleaded guilty to four charges, including voluntarily causing hurt by using a cutting instrument, criminal intimidation and causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty.
The man eventually had his jail term cut from 33 months to 27 months with the Chief Justice attributing the decision mainly to his multiple mental conditions.
Additional reporting by Raydza Rahman.
