A man was observed pursuing another individual on foot in the Balestier area on Sunday, June 11. The incident eventually led to the involvement of the police and the subsequent arrest of the pursued individual.
The chase was initiated due to allegations that the chased individual had engaged in the unauthorized capturing of upskirt images.
Interestingly, the person doing the chasing also recorded the entire sequence of events.
While running in the car park, he mentioned off-camera, “So, this person is suspected of taking upskirt videos.”
The pursuit concluded when the suspect was apprehended in the covered car park of Balestier Plaza.
A compilation video of the incident, merging footage from at least two different cameras, was later uploaded on TikTok on June 12.
The video displayed a member of the public dressed in black chasing after a bespectacled individual wearing a face mask and a striped grey t-shirt.
Resolution of the chase: As indicated by the video’s caption, the individual in the grey t-shirt eventually ceased running as he seemed fatigued and low on stamina after a few minutes of pursuit.
He was only wearing one slipper and appeared agitated and tearful by the time the person filming caught up with him.
The individual off-camera, dressed in black, inquired, “Why were you running?” to the chased individual.
The person doing the chasing was seen holding the suspect’s phone while questioning him about his actions.
The individual in the grey t-shirt offered an apology.
At one point, he mentioned, “I was just taking some shots (with my camera).”
A text-to-voice caption in the video stated that a food delivery personnel present at the scene assisted in alerting the police.
Displaying signs of fear, the suspect was then instructed to sit on the ground after being apprehended by the member of the public.
The suspect expressed, “I really can’t go to jail.”
He was subsequently questioned about whether stress motivated his actions and whether he had captured images of other victims on his phone.
The suspect admitted to having taken images of multiple victims in various locations, citing his lack of a girlfriend and an inability to alleviate stress as reasons for his actions. He acknowledged the wrongdoing of his behavior.
After the suspect remarked, “You know, it’s a guy thing,” the person who captured him retorted, “There’s the internet.”
Before the video concluded, two police officers arrived at the scene.
The police confirmed the incident and said that they were alerted to a voyeurism case along 352 Balestier Road at approximately 6:30 pm.
A 46-year-old man was subsequently arrested for voyeurism.
Ongoing investigations are being conducted by the police.
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