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Man In Bedok North Randomly Hits Cars With Hammer, Gets Dramatically Pinned Down By Police

Elderly Man Charged & Sent To IMH For Assessment After Randomly Hitting Cars With Hammer In Bedok North

On Wednesday (4 Nov) evening, motorists and pedestrians travelling along Bedok North Road witnessed something rather perplexing.

They spotted an elderly man standing in the middle of traffic, randomly hitting vehicles with a hammer.

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The bizarre incident was shared on Facebook group SG Road Vigilante, garnering about 870 shares at the time of writing.

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Local new site Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reported that incident at around 4pm. Here’s a rough breakdown of what happened.

Elderly man stood barefooted in the middle of road

The video started with a barefooted elderly man, dressed casually in T-shirt and shorts, standing in the middle of the road wielding a hammer.

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Disregarding his safety, the man just stood there while buses and cars drove past him.

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Moments later, a few policemen arrived at the scene, with their eyes locked on him ready to apprehend.

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However, the elderly man was seemingly oblivious to the men in blue’s arrival.

Proceeded to hit lorry with hammer

Upon noticing an incoming lorry, he boldly knocked the gigantic vehicle with the hammer.

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Dramatically pinned down by police & passers-by

Once the opportune moment came, police dramatically charged towards the man, successfully pinning him down from the back.

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Along with that came 2 passers-by and a few other policemen helping to hold that man down.

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Meanwhile, another policeman swiftly directed traffic away from the ruckus.

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Investigations ongoing

According to a report by The Straits Times, the 66-year-old man is “believed to be of unsound mind”.

He will be charged Thursday (28 Nov) for committing a rash act endangering lives or the personal safety of others.

Police added that the elderly man will also be sent to the Institute of Mental Health for psychiatric assessment. Investigations are still ongoing.

Thankfully, no one was injured. Kudos to our policemen and helpful passers-by for handling the situation so swiftly.

Feature images adapted from SG Road Vigilante.

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