{"id":22413,"date":"2025-12-23T14:56:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=22413"},"modified":"2025-12-23T14:56:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:56:39","slug":"woman-57-apprehended-by-multiple-police-officers-at-club-street-pinned-down-hard-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=22413","title":{"rendered":"Woman, 57, apprehended by multiple police officers at Club Street &#8216;pinned down hard&#8217;: Witness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">A 57-year-old woman was apprehended under the Mental Health Act in Chinatown on the morning of Dec 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In response to a Stomp query, the police said they received a call for assistance along Club Street at 11am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">A video posted <span><a class=\"text-primary-500 hover:underline\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1191236339188023\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a><\/span> shows five police officers slowly surrounding the woman who appeared to be holding something in her right hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">One of the police officers snuck up behind her and suddenly grabbed her right arm just as the video ends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Stomper <span><b>Kraken<\/b><\/span> shared a video of more than a dozen police officers outside Bar NKD where the incident took place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">&#8220;The lady was arrested and pinned down hard,&#8221; said the Stomper.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"video-container my-lg w-[620px] h-[349px]\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4802324446001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6386827102112\" title=\"#NoTapis\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Under the <span><a class=\"text-primary-500 hover:underline\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sso.agc.gov.sg\/Act\/MHCTA2008?ProvIds=pr7-#pr7-:~:text=7.%E2%80%94(1,Force%20Act%C2%A02004.\" target=\"_blank\">Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act<\/a><\/span>, it is the duty of every police officer to apprehend any person believed to be endangering herself or any other person, and the person&#8217;s conduct is reasonably suspected to be attributable to a mental disorder.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-[-8px] mt-lg font-primary text-22 font-bold leading-1.5\">HELPLINES<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"mb-[-8px] mt-lg font-primary text-22 font-bold leading-1.5\">Mental well-being<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"font-secondary list-outside list-disc pl-lg pt-md text-grayscale-800 lg:pl-xl\">\n<li>National helpline: 1771 (24 hours) \/ 6669-1771 (via WhatsApp)<\/li>\n<li>Samaritans of Singapore: 1-767 (24 hours) \/ 9151-1767 (24 hours CareText via WhatsApp)<\/li>\n<li>Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019<\/li>\n<li>Silver Ribbon Singapore: 6386-1928<\/li>\n<li>Chat, Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health: 6493-6500\/1<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s Helpline (Aware): 1800-777-5555 (weekdays, 10am to 6pm)<\/li>\n<li>The Seniors Helpline: 1800-555-5555 (weekdays, 9am to 5pm)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"mb-[-8px] mt-lg font-primary text-22 font-bold leading-1.5\">Counselling<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"font-secondary list-outside list-disc pl-lg pt-md text-grayscale-800 lg:pl-xl\">\n<li>Touchline (Counselling): 1800-377-2252<\/li>\n<li>Touch Care Line (for caregivers): 6804-6555<\/li>\n<li>Counselling and Care Centre: 6536-6366<\/li>\n<li>We Care Community Services: 3165-8017<\/li>\n<li>Shan You Counselling Centre: 6741-9293<\/li>\n<li>Clarity Singapore: 6757-7990<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"mb-[-8px] mt-lg font-primary text-22 font-bold leading-1.5\">Online resources<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"border-t border-primary-200 mt-xl mb-md\"\/>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-md py-md xl:flex-row xl:items-center\"><span class=\"font-primary text-18 font-semibold leading-1.2 text-black\">Get more of Stomp&#8217;s latest updates by following us on:<\/span><\/div>\n<hr class=\"border-t border-primary-200 mt-xl mb-md\"\/>\n<p>Join the conversation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/singapore-seen\/woman-57-apprehended-police-club-street-pinned-down-hard-witness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 57-year-old woman was apprehended under the Mental Health Act in Chinatown on the morning of Dec 20. 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