Member of Parliament Tin Pei Ling shared on her Instagram about an incident at Macpherson, where a HDB cleaner was “hunted down” by a “likely intoxicated” man and punched in the chest.
The incident happened on 9 March late at night, at the void deck of Block 87 Circuit Road.
Tin said that the cleaners at the estate had been harassed by the man for a while now, and the harassment continued even on the day of Tin’s block visits.
She said that when the head cleaner of the estate, Babul, stepped in to defend his cleaner, the man then allegedly hunted down one of the cleaners and punched him in the chest.
Tin revealed that the victim was also Babul’s son, and that he was hurt by the incident emotionally; Tin appealed to residents to be kind and said the cleaners don’t deserve to be treated like that.
The Singapore Police Force is investigating the incident, and the assailant is described as being a man in his 60s who often drinks beer around the estate.
Tin Pei Ling’s Instagram post
Sth unfortunate happened today in MacPherson. Sharing the story here to raise awareness and hopefully, we can spread greater kindness towards those who work hard to earn an honest living.
Babul is an extremely hardworking man. He is very friendly and helpful, always on the ground to clean our estate and running around to check as well. Residents who know him have all praised him to me. Hence, I am very much saddened to know of what happened to him and his son today.
To all who have offered your well wishes to Babul, thank you! I have conveyed to him as well