Shirtless man spotted running from police near Seletar Mall

A video of a shirtless man  being chased by police in Sengkang has gone viral, getting thousands of views in the past few days.

The 38-second clip is thought to  have been  taken on Sunday (Mar 13) in front of the Sengkang Green Primary School, and  posted to the Singapore Incidents Facebook and Instagram pages only on Tuesday night (Mar 15).

In the clip, a bare-chested man wearing only long maroon shorts, is being chased by a police officer, as onlookers scurry away.

Yelling can also be heard, although it is hard to determine whether it’s the man or the police or others who are shouting.

Later, three officers are seen surrounding and apprehending the man. 

They then handcuff him and lead him away, almost dragging him with his back turned.

Another man, in civvies, joins the police in going after the shirtless man and is seen raising his arm threateningly against the bare-chested man as he is held by the  officers.

According to a Mothership report,  the man was later referred to the Institute of Mental Health for psychiatric assessment and treatment.

It cites the police as saing that a request for help had come in at around 1.10 pm involving an incident in Fernvale Road, near Seletar Mall.

The incident in front of Sengkang Green Primary School is just one among several unusual events in Singapore in the past few days.

On Monday (Mar 14), a man was arrested for criminal intimidation and possession of an offensive weapon after he is seen swinging a sword at several people in Buangkok.

In a 3-minute video clip that also went viral, the man is seen walking in the middle of the road and hitting three cars with his sword as they drive past. He is also seen lunging at apparent stranger, and two people are reported to have been slightly injured. At least three cars were damaged, said police.

On the same day, a man threw a knife at a police officer and it hit him on the right cheek. The officer had responded to a call for assistance. Onlookers had reported sightings of a man armed with a knife, shouting and looking for someone in  Bukit Batok West Avenue 8.

/TISG

Man wielding sword in Buangkok injures two people and causes damage to three cars