Two arrested for attacking Ferrari driver at Orchard Towers
UPDATED (28 March Wednesday, 7:20 pm)
Police have arrested two men who assaulted a driver of a Ferrari outside Orchard Towers earlier this week.
In a post on its Facebook page on Wednesday evening, the police said the duo will be charged in court on Thursday for rioting.
They are also investigating the involvement of the driver and his passenger in the incident.
A video that went viral on Tuesday showed a group of youths beating up the Ferrari driver outside Orchard Towers, then leaving him lying on the street.
According to various media reports, the driver, who seemed to be in his 40s to 50s, was challenged by a youth -- who was with his girlfriend -- when they were nearly hit by the driver.
Based on the video posted on citizen journalism website Stomp, the aggravated youth swore and made a rude gesture at the driver, while his girlfriend tried to restrain him.
The driver then stepped out of his black Ferrari and confronted the youth, throwing the first punch at the latter.
But five more youths almost immediately ganged up on the driver and started punching and kicking him.
The man appeared to surrender by stepping back, but the youths continued attacking him until he fell face down on the floor.
The fight, which lasted less than a minute, came to an end when the girlfriend of the first youth intervened and stopped them.
Stomp said that Shaun, who was among those who submitted a video of the incident to the website, said that the video has been sent via email to the police.
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