Jail for woman who masterminded Bugis knife attack while out on bail

Slash wounds inflicted by two assailants left victim with potential permanent disabilities

- Shamq Alkhatib

A woman who was released on bail in December 2022 over the theft of a motorcycle reoffended three months later when she master-minded a knife attack that left two victims injured at Rest Bugis Hotel.

On Oct 3, Norliana Hazuliani, 25, was sentenced to two years and two months' jail after she pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including assault, theft and drug consumption.

She was also disqualified from holding or obtaining all classes of driving licences for a year from her release date. She was the third and last person involved in the attack to be dealt with in court.

One of her accomplices, Mohammad Ghufran Sinarfadhli, then 23, was sentenced to three years and 11 months' jail in April after he pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon and three drug-related offences.

Norliana's second accomplice, an Indonesian youth, then 19, was ordered to undergo reformative training in November 2023. Those given such a sentence are detained in a centre to observe a strict regimen that can include foot drills and counselling.