A 53-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly threatened his 82-year-old father with a knife following a dispute over traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for his mother at their Toa Payoh home on Aug 18.
Stomper Speering alerted Stomp to the incident at Block 222 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh, where a large-scale emergency response involving the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) unfolded that afternoon.
She shared photos and videos showing numerous police and SCDF vehicles and officers at the block.
Officers were seen cordoning off parts of the area, while SCDF personnel attended to two large safety life air packs that had been inflated at the foot of the block.
Vehicles from the police’s Special Operations Command were also spotted.
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The Stomper said the heavy police presence initially left bystanders wondering what had happened.
“When the Special Operations Command showed up, some bystanders initially thought it was a raid or a drug case,” she said.
One of the videos she shared with Stomp also shows several police officers escorting and directing a man into a police vehicle.
Argument allegedly started over mother’s medication
According to Lianhe Zaobao, the incident occurred in a flat on the 11th floor, where the family had lived for more than 50 years. The household comprises the elderly couple, their son and a domestic helper.
A 65-year-old neighbour told Zaobao that the son seldom goes out, while his mother has rarely left the flat after suffering a stroke years ago.
She described the 82-year-old father as friendly, saying he would greet and chat with her whenever they met at the lift lobby.
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