A man who allegedly used a chopper to slash another man during a dispute in Bukit Merah was charged in court on Friday morning .
Nabil Erfan Kamil, 28, was charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Mr Muhammad Zulfiqar Muhammad Sairul, 27, with a dangerous weapon. Court documents said that Nabil purportedly used a chopper to slash Mr Zulfiqar's left wrist, left knee and the back of his neck at 4pm on Thursday . Nabil has been remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for observation and will return to court on July 29. He faces up to 15 years' jail, caning and a fine.
The police said in a statement on Thursday night that it was alerted to a fight and a trail of blood seen at Block 116 Jalan Bukit Merah at 4pm on Thursday.