VIDEO: “Man who posted video of himself slicing bottle with samurai sword charged on Oct 30”

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SINGAPORE: A man who posted a video of himself slicing a bottle with a samurai sword was charged in court on Monday (Oct 30) after someone lodged a police report.

Joel Ezekiel, a 49-year-old Singaporean, was handed one charge of possessing a knuckle duster without lawful purpose.

Ezekiel was remanded and appeared in court via video-link, draped in a blanket or towel.

Police said in a statement that they received a report of a video on social media, showing a man wielding a samurai sword in public.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/katana-samurai-sword-slice-bottle-york-hill-social-media-charged-3882436

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