Man claims to have seen bedbugs in outdoor seating area of Ang Mo Kio Central
Insects that were seen nestled in an outdoor seating area in Ang Mo Kio Central were identified as bedbugs, but Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC) has said they were actually cockroaches.
A video of the alleged infestation was posted on the Complaint Singapore Facebook page, where it has since gained more than 900 reactions and 110,000 views.
Source: Iezekiel Yeo via Complaint Singapore on Facebook
Insects seen crawling inside crevice of a bench
In the post, captioned “Severe bedbug infestation at sitting area outside AMK Hub”, the original poster (OP) said the spot was near the McDonald’s outlet.
Source: Iezekiel Yeo via Complaint Singapore on Facebook
The video showed a number of insects inside a crevice between the wooden slats of the bench.
Some of the insects appeared to be motionless, while others were moving around.
Source: Iezekiel Yeo via Complaint Singapore on Facebook
The recording did not depict anybody sitting on or around the bench.
Man allegedly bitten by bedbugs in Ang Mo Kio bench
The OP, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) regular Iezekiel Yeo, told MS News said that he had been sitting on the bench at about 11pm on Sunday (29 March).
After sitting for about two to three minutes, he realised that his “butt was getting itchy” and he felt himself getting bitten.
He thus decided to check the area with his phone camera.
