Two women engaged in a violent altercation at a school lounge at Singapore Management University (SMU), sending the older woman to the hospital.
A video of the incident, posted to TikTok on Tuesday (September 30), drew widespread attention online.
Source: @countonmesingapore on TikTok
The clip showed the younger woman in a pink hoodie appearing to kick at an older woman who was on the floor.
The older woman then lay motionless as others came forward to check on her.
Source: @countonmesingapore on TikTok
Sgfollowsall also posted the video to Instagram, this time including sound.
The video shows the younger woman speaking loudly, before she lets out a disgusted “ugh!” and turns away as the older woman collapses.
The recording also captures a witness saying, “She kicked her to the ground.”
Source: @sgfollowsall on Instagram
As others realised that the woman was not moving, people commented, “she fainted” and “call campus security.”
One person also referred to the older woman as a housekeeper.
Pic courtesy of SMU student eyewitnesses
The caption alleged that the older woman, an SMU staff member, had touched or pulled the young woman’s hair.
The young woman then slapped the older woman, grabbed her hair and kicked her to the ground, the caption also claimed.
SMU student eyewitnesses told MS News the incident took place at the School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS 1) building.
Specifically, it occurred at the basement lounge, located next to Starbucks and the SMU ALcove lounge.
Source: Adapted from Singapore Management University website
They said that the older lady is a cleaner. She had allegedly told the younger woman, an exchange student from China, to go back to her country.
They claimed the cleaner followed the young woman all the way from the toilet to the SCIS 1 lounge to pull her hair.
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it received a call for assistance at about 2.10pm on Tuesday (30 Sept).
The incident involved two women, aged 21 and 61, at 40 Stamford Road — the address of the SMU Connexion building.
Source: Google Maps
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) conveyed the 61-year-old woman to Raffles Hospital in a conscious state.
SCDF told MS News that they received an alert for assistance at 2:15 p.m.
Additionally, the two women are assisting with investigations for voluntarily causing hurt and using criminal force, SPF added.
Police investigations are ongoing.
In response to queries, an SMU spokesperson told MS News that the university is aware of the video. Both campus security and the police arrived on-site after receiving an alert about the incident.
The spokesperson added that paramedics took the injured individual to the hospital, which has since discharged her.
The spokesperson noted that SMU is committed to the safety and well-being of its university community and, as such, “takes a serious view” of the matter, adding:
The university will address the matter in accordance with the outcome of investigations and our disciplinary procedures once police investigations have concluded.
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Featured image adapted from @countonmesingapore on TikTok.