'Absolutely disgraceful': HDB corridor fight draws outrage online
A TikTok account claimed that a family of five has been harassing the residents of another unit since April 2024.
A video of a man swearing at a young boy and two women while pacing up and down a Punggol HDB corridor has gone viral, drawing flak for the man's unabashed and vulgar behaviour.
A frustrated neighbour took matters into their own hands, creating a TikTok account named punggol.623c to expose the man's unsavoury behaviour.
On Aug 18, 2024, the account first posted CCTV captures of the man in question, along with photos of the corridor area outside their home.
The accompanying caption read: "Our neighbour, a family of five living in a two-room HDB flat, has been harassing us since we moved in four months ago."
The caption alleged that they caught the man "pouring urine all over our slippers, our gate, door and common area".
The user also said they had notified the police, but were uncertain of what could be done to stop the harassment.
Argument turns physical in HDB corridor
A year later, on Aug 31, a two-minute video was posted on the account, showing a physical altercation between the man and two women at their doorstep.
In the video, the man slams the gate against the wall, proceeding to strike one of the women on the head while the other tries to restrain him.
A young boy in tears is also caught in the middle of the fight.
The man continues to hurl vulgarities at the trio, his voice echoing down the corridor as the woman carries the child and attempts to soothe him.
An 18-second clip of the fight was also posted, amassing over 100,000 views and 200 comments in a day.
Dispute draws backlash from netizens
Netizens reacted with outrage at the man's behaviour, labelling it "absolutely disgraceful", a "public nuisance", and "shameless".
Many expressed concern for the child's safety, while others noted that such situations were common in other neighbourhoods like Yishun.
Some netizens also raised questions about the laws that permit such behaviour.
One netizen commented: "Singapore should review and strengthen laws against such behaviours, particularly within housing estates."
Another agreed: "Pay close to a million dollars for a cheap HDB flat to get this kind of neighbour."
The New Paper has reached out to the Singapore Police Force (SPF), Punggol Town Council and punggol.623c for comment.