In a startling incident that unfolded on October 24, an elderly man was caught on a resident’s CCTV relieving himself along the corridor of a HDB block at Block 48 Lower Delta Road, creating a stir in the local community.
The Incident
On that fateful day, a CCTV video footage captured the elderly man in the act. He unzipped his pants after exiting the lift and proceeded to relieve himself at the railing along the corridor outside a resident’s flat.
A resident who was shocked by the man’s actions, Mr Lai, had inadvertently captured the man in action via his CCTV that he installed outside his home for security.
He then shared the CCTV footage online, sparking outrage from netizens who were equally disgusted by the elderly man’s actions.
Speaking to Shin Min Daily News, Lai said that sometimes he and his family aren’t at home, and sometimes they will review their CCTV footage when they see movement on the CCTV, but they didn’t expect to capture something like this.
He added that sometimes he can smell urine along his corridor, but had initially thought that it was a neighbour’s pet cat who had urinated along the corridor, and not a man.
With evidence of the public urination in hand, Lai has since lodged a police report against the elderly man.
Reporters from SMDN paid a visit to the vicinity and noticed a man who bore a resemblance to the man in the CCTV footage.
They approached him and asked him about the incident, and the man then got agitated, but stopped short of confessing to the incident.
The elderly man said that sometimes old people have to relieve themselves and can’t hold it in anymore, so they don’t have a choice but to pee at the staircase.
He added that the residents can just flush the urine away with water.
According to the Environmental Public Health Act, persons found urinating or defecating in public places, including streets, vacant land, rivers, and places accessible to the public; face fines of up to $1,000 for their first offense, and the penalties escalate to $2,000 and $5,000 for subsequent offenses.