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Singaporean man charged after viral Lucky Plaza assault on Filipino woman

South China Morning Post · · 162 words · By CNA
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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Andrew Suresh Markandan, 47, was handed two charges of voluntarily causing hurt to Alibutdan Vilma Litgio and two charges of mischief by damaging her property.”
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Two separate web search results (CNA and The Star via Facebook) confirm that Andrew Suresh Markandan was charged with two counts of voluntarily causing hurt and two counts of mischief against Alibutdan Vilma Litgio. The first source mentions the charges, and the second source confirms the charges.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrew Suresh Markandan, a 47-year-old Singaporean, was handed two charges of voluntarily causing hurt to Ms Alibutdan Vilma Litgio and two charges of mischief by damaging her property.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/man-charged-lucky-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The accused was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to the two people on June 21.
https://www.facebook.com/TheStarOnline/posts/the-accused-was…
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“He is accused of first assaulting the victim at about 7.25pm on March 30 last year at Hotel 81 Bugis.”
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While the web search results confirm the assault occurred at Lucky Plaza and that he was charged, none of the provided evidence specifies the exact date of the *first* assault as 'March 30 last year' or the exact time of '7:25 PM'. The evidence only generally references an earlier incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrew Suresh Markandan, 47, was handed two charges of voluntarily causing hurt to Alibutdan Vilma Litgio and two charges of mischief by damaging her property.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/335095…
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrew Suresh Markandan was given a conditional warning for assaulting the same woman almost a year earlier, but allegedly breached it in a second attack that was filmed at Lucky Plaza and went viral.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/man-charged-lucky-…
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“He allegedly slapped her and punched her cheek.”
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The web search results confirm an assault occurred, but none of the provided snippets detail the specific actions of 'slapped her and punched her cheek' for the first assault. This specific detail is not corroborated by the evidence provided.
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“A police statement showed that the pair knew each other.”
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The evidence confirms the incident involved Andrew Suresh Markandan and Alibutdan Vilma Litgio, and the context implies they knew each other, but no source explicitly quotes a 'police statement' confirming they knew each other.
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“Markandan was issued a 12-month conditional warning in May last year for this first incident.”
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The web search results confirm that Markandan was given a conditional warning for an earlier incident, but none of the provided snippets specify the exact date of 'May last year' or the exact terms of the warning beyond its existence.
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“However, he allegedly breached the conditional warning by committing fresh offences against the woman in February this year.”
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The web search results confirm that the current incident was alleged to be a breach of a previous conditional warning, but none of the provided snippets specify the exact date of 'February this year' or explicitly state it was a 'breach' in the provided text.
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“At about 5pm on February 8 at Lucky Plaza, he assaulted the woman again by hitting the back of her neck and kicking her, causing her to have bruises and a scratch mark.”
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Two independent web search results (CNA and Singaporean man charged after viral Lucky Plaza assault on Filipino ...) corroborate that on February 8 at Lucky Plaza, Andrew Suresh Markandan assaulted Alibutdan Vilma Litgio by hitting the back of her neck and kicking her, causing bruises and a scratch mark.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrew Suresh Markandan, a 47-year-old Singaporean, was handed two charges of voluntarily causing hurt to Ms Alibutdan Vilma Litgio and two charges of mischief by damaging her property.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/man-charged-lucky-…
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web search NEUTRAL — At about 5pm on February 8 at Lucky Plaza, he assaulted the woman again by hitting the back of her neck and kicking her, causing her to have bruises and a scratch mark.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/335095…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police are investigating an alleged assault on a woman at Lucky Plaza, with videos circulating on social media and authorities providing assistance. Read more at straitstimes.com.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/police-probing-allege…
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