{"id":29870,"date":"2026-02-20T06:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=29870"},"modified":"2026-02-20T06:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:33:37","slug":"man-slaps-himself-and-kowtows-to-woman-who-responds-by-lying-in-middle-of-joo-chiat-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=29870","title":{"rendered":"Man slaps himself and kowtows to woman \u2014 who responds by lying in middle of Joo Chiat road"},"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 late-night dispute between a man and a woman in Joo Chiat drew the attention of a nearby resident on Feb 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Stomper <span><b>E <\/b><\/span>told Stomp the incident happened near 64 Joo Chiat Place at about 12.50am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">&#8220;I heard a noise, but only looked out the window at 1.10am,&#8221; said E, who recorded videos of the couple and shared them with Stomp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In one clip, the couple appear to be in the middle of an argument, though it is unclear what they were talking about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The barefoot woman is seen putting on her sandals before yelling at the man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">They walk along the road before she turns and storms off in the opposite direction while continuing to yell. She eventually sits on a kerb, where the man joins her.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"video-container my-lg w-[620px] h-[349px]\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4802324446001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6389552980112\" title=\"#NoTapis\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">E said that was when she called the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">&#8220;They told me someone had already reported it,&#8221; she said. &#8220;So I decided to record the scene after the call as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In another video, the man is seen kneeling in front of the seated woman and slapping himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">He then appears to kowtow to her, hitting his head on the pavement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">When he repeats the action, the woman stands up and lies down in the middle of the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">She eventually returns to sit beside the man on the kerb, after which he stands up and walks away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The Stomper speculated: &#8220;The man liked the woman, confessed his feelings and refused to let her go, but she did not seem to feel the same way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">&#8220;When he continued refusing to let her leave, the woman threatened him and lay down in the middle of the road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Stomp has contacted the police for more information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-xl rounded-xl border border-primary-100 mt-xl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/assets\/stomp-comment-COLiWNMD.png\" alt=\"Stomp Comment\" class=\"absolute -mt-lg -ml-xs w-[203px] md:w-[255px]\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Have something to say? 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