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A 33-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were arrested on Friday (Jan 9) at a condominium located at Oxford Road, near Rangoon Road, following a commotion which lasted for over four hours.<\/p>\n
The pair, who had been heard engaging in an argument, had locked themselves in a room within the unit, reported Shin Min Daily News.<\/p>\n
Reporters on the scene saw six police cars, several fire engines and an ambulance at the scene, and an air pack was also deployed at the foot of the block.<\/p>\n
Police had cordoned off the area, with some officers in full gear and holding shields during the morning incident, the Chinese evening daily reported.<\/p>\n
Shin Min also observed rescue teams talking with the couple \u2014<\/span> said to be in a relationship and tenants in the seventh-floor unit \u2014 <\/span>from outside the window, with the dramatic scene attracting curious on-lookers below.<\/p>\n According to a statement from the Singapore Police Force obtained by AsiaOne, police had received a call for assistance at about 8.10am to the residence at 3, Oxford Road.<\/p>\n Checks by AsiaOne showed that the address corresponds to the Kentish Lodge condominium.<\/p>\n “When police officers arrived, it was established that a woman allegedly had an argument with her male friend, and she was observed to be in distress,” police stated.<\/p>\n The pair had also locked themselves in a room within the unit.<\/p>\n “In consideration of their safety, officers from the Special Operations Command (SOC), Crisis Negotiation Unit and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) responded to the incident,” said police.<\/p>\n In a separate statement to AsiaOne, SCDF said that in addition to deploying the safety life air pack, rescuers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Dart) were on standby as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n According to the police statement, officers managed to gain entry into the room at about 12.35pm, where e-vaporisers and suspected drug paraphernalia were found at the scene.<\/p>\n The woman was conveyed conscious to hospital and arrested under Section 7(1) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008, as well as for a suspected drug-related offence.<\/p>\n The man was arrested for obstructing a police officer from his duty, and for suspected drug-related offences, said police.<\/p>\n The e-vaporiser related offence has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority, and the suspected drug-related offences will be referred to the Centra Narcotics Bureau.<\/p>\n Investigations are ongoing, said police.<\/p>\n [[nid:727983]]<\/p>\n candicecai@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWoman appeared to be in distress<\/h2>\n
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