Alleged camera in NUS toilet wall found to be screw by university, hole patched up
A woman sparked alarm after believing she had uncovered a hidden camera in a toilet cubicle at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
Her experience was shared on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu on 2 Sept by user 小红薯687C609E.
Source: 小红薯687C609E on Xiaohongshu
According to the post, the woman discovered a suspicious hole in the wall of the 3rd-floor restroom at the NUS Medicine+Science Library around 7.50pm.
Woman stuffs tissue into wall hole to block alleged camera
A few minutes later, she noticed a light reflection coming from a tiny hole in the cubicle wall.
Upon closer inspection, the woman spotted what she assumed to be a secret camera.
Source: 小红薯687C609E on Xiaohongshu
Fearing she was being recorded, she stuffed tissue paper into the hole to block it from recording anything.
Source: 小红薯687C609E on Xiaohongshu
It took her a while to feel safe enough to leave the toilet, whereupon she contacted campus security at 8.34pm.
Security arrived at around 8.53pm, but the woman alleged that the camera had been removed by then, showing a before and after comparison.
Source: 小红薯687C609E on Xiaohongshu
Updates on the Xiaohongshu post mentioned that an NUS professor called her on 3 Sept to offer support and counselling.
‘Camera’ in toilet cubicle wall turns out to be screw
After an inspection, NUS clarified that the shiny and reflective object in the toilet cubicle hole was a screw, reported Shin Min Daily News.
The screw was meant to secure the toilet paper dispenser in the adjacent cubicle.
Security officers confirmed there were no cameras or recording devices in the restroom or other restrooms in the library building.
Source: 小红薯687C609E on Xiaohongshu
CCTV footage also showed that the only person who entered the toilet before security arrived was a female student.
However, she was inside for too short of a time to remove or tamper with a hidden device.
NUS staff since patched up the hole following the incident.
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Featured image adapted from 小红薯687C609E on Xiaohongshu.
