Man charged with stabbing his father with a 'sharp instrument' after dispute Toggle share menu Advertisement File photo of the State Courts in Singapore. (Photo: Calvin Oh) 12 May 2021 11:14AM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: A man was charged on Wednesday (May 12) with attacking his father with "a sharp instrument" and leaving stab wounds on him. Prasanth Saravanan, 21, was given one charge of voluntarily causing hurt to his father by means of a sharp instrument. Advertisement Advertisement The alleged incident occurred at 11.23pm on May 10 at a pavement between Blocks 26 and 27 in Ghim Moh Link. The court heard that Prasanth has pending charges for fraud, and had been arrested for failing to attend court under a section of the penal code for breach of home leave under the prison's mandatory aftercare scheme.