Man detained under Mental Health Act for allegedly harassing commuters at Orchard MRT station一名男子因涉嫌在乌节地铁站骚扰通勤者而被依据《精神健康法》拘留。
A 38-year-old man was on Sunday (Nov 1) afternoon detained under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act for allegedly harassing train commuters at Orchard MRT station. A video of the incident posted on social media shows four officers from the Police Transport Security Command (TransCom) restraining the man, who is seen with long hair and dressed in black. After...
A 38-year-old man was on Sunday (Nov 1) afternoon detained under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act for allegedly harassing train commuters at Orchard MRT station.
A video of the incident posted on social media shows four officers from the Police Transport Security Command (TransCom) restraining the man, who is seen with long hair and dressed in black.
After restraining the man, an officer is seen placing reaching for a pair of handcuffs before the video cuts off.
AsiaOne understands that the man was seen behaving unusually while on board a train. He was then interviewed by officers at the station before officers decided to detain him.
In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police confirmed that they received a call for assistance at about 2.25pm.
They stated that the man was detained under the Mental Health Act and that no one was injured in the incident.
Police investigations are ongoing.
11月1日（星期日）下午，一名38岁男子因涉嫌在乌节地铁站骚扰通勤乘客，被依据《精神健康（护理和治疗）法》拘留。
社交媒体上发布的一段事件视频显示，警察运输安全指挥部 (TransCom) 的四名警员正在制服这名男子，该男子留着长发，身穿黑色衣服。
视频显示，在制服该男子后，一名警官伸手去拿一副手铐，然后视频就中断了。
据AsiaOne了解，该男子在火车上行为异常，随后被车站警员盘问，之后被警方拘留。
针对AsiaOne的询问，警方证实，他们于下午2点25分左右接到求助电话。
他们表示，该男子已根据《精神健康法》被拘留，事件中无人受伤。
警方调查仍在进行中。