Online video shows teenage boys banging on windows of Hougang flat & running away
Eight teenagers have been arrested for public nuisance and four others are assisting police investigations after an online video showed them knocking on an Hougang flat late at night and fleeing.
The footage, originally posted on TikTok and shared by @sgfollowsall on Instagram, showed a number of youths banging on the window panes of the flat, then running away.
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Teenage boys bang on windows of Hougang flat, run down staircase
In the clip, two boys were seen standing in the corridor outside an HDB flat.
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One of them walked slowly towards the flat and suddenly hit its metal window panes loudly.
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They then ran away.
Later, a boy is heard counting down before they bang on the window panes again.
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The group then ran down a staircase, laughing and shrieking all the way.
Teenage boys visited Hougang flat multiple times from Sept-Nov
In a news release on Thursday (12 Nov) sent to MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it had received several reports of public nuisance from September to November.
According to preliminary investigations, a group of teenagers had participated in a prank that was publicised online.
They had visited a residential unit along Hougang Avenue 8 late at night on multiple occasions, then knocked on its door and windows and fled.
This caused “distress and annoyance” to the flat’s occupants and their neighbours.
8 teenage boys arrested for public nuisance
Officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division conducted ground enquiries and viewed images from CCTV cameras during the course of their investigations.
They eventually identified the teenage boys involved and arrested eight of them — aged between 12 and 15 — on Thursday.
Four other teenage boys are currently assisting in investigations.
SPF is also working to identify others who may have been involved.
All 12 teenagers are being investigated for the offence of public nuisance, SPF said.
Under Section 290 of the Penal Code 1871 those convicted of the offence face up to three months in prison and/or a fine of up to S$2,000
Public urged to act responsibly, refrain from pranks
SPF said it takes “a serious view” of acts of public nuisance that cause distress and annoyance to the public.
Thus, it will not hesitate to take “firm action” against those who “blatantly disregard” the law.
It also urged members of the public to “act responsibly” by refraining from taking part in online pranks or challenges that may constitute criminal offences or cause distress to others.
Those with information relating to such acts at submit information confidentially to the police via its hotline at 1800-255-0000 or online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness.
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Featured image adapted from @sgfollowsall on Instagram.
