Singapore priest says man who punched him at Church of the Holy Spirit is partially blind and has special needs, may not have recognised him

SINGAPORE, Feb. 9 -- A priest who was attacked at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Singapore this morning said he was punched in the head by a man with special needs.

Father Cary Chan told CNA that the impact knocked his glasses off and caught him off guard.

"He gave me a hard blow to the head... I feel a little shaken, I did not expect a hard blow to come from him," he said.

He described the attacker as a regular churchgoer who is partially blind and may not have recognised him.

"He likely did not recognise who he punched," he said. "I know him very well. I think he didn't recognise me. He can't exactly see who you are."

The police said they arrested a 22-year-old man after the alleged assault at the church on Upper Thomson Road.

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