A woman shared on social media her experience with a boy who asked her for a piggyback ride and walked away just fine after she refused.
In an alarming turn of events, it appears that others have also been approached by a boy requesting the same thing.
TikTok user @xuanlai posted a video of what happened on May 6, noting she was “freaking out.”
The woman was walking home when out of nowhere, a kid appeared “from behind a pillar” and tapped on her shoulder.
“Can you help me? Can I climb on your back,” the boy allegedly said.
The TikTok user was confused at first and asked the kid why.
“He told me that his leg was in pain, and I asked him where is your pain,” said @xuanlai.
“He showed me his thigh, and there was nothing that indicated an injury (no broken skin, cuts, bruises, fractures, swelling, etc.,” she wrote in the caption.
The woman then noted that the kid was walking normally. Her gut feeling also alerted her to leave the premises immediately.
“He kept insisting that I give him a piggyback to a block nearby. Even when I gave him alternative ways I could help him home, he begged for me to give him a piggyback ride, plus he looked very scared,” she added in the caption.
She told the boy that her hands were full, and she couldn’t accept his request.
In the comments, @xuanlai shared more information that the incident happened at night. “Both me and my sister’s friend experienced it at night.”
At first, she thought it was a dare, but she didn’t see any other children laughing or snickering.
“When my sister’s friend experienced this, she said there was a grown man standing nearby observing them, pretending to use his phone,” said noted. “Both the man and the kid disappeared at the same time.”
Netizens commented on her post, sharing they, too, went through a similar situation.
According to @xuanlai, the incident has happened at Tampines, Boon Lay and Lakeside.
“Yes, I already filed a police report bc this is not an isolated incident,” she added.
Catch up on any updates on the original post below./TISG
@xuanlai Yes I already filed a police report bc this is not an isolated incident. Please let me know if any of you has experienced the same thing. #sg