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An elderly man was apprehended after locking himself inside his Clementi HDB flat on Monday (March 30) afternoon.<\/p>\n
Photos of the incident shared on Threads showed police cordoning off an HDB block, while SCDF officers deployed a yellow airbag. Several SCDF and police vehicles were also present at the scene.<\/p>\n
Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the police said they received a call for assistance at Block 358 Clementi Avenue 2 at about 11.20am.<\/p>\n
Upon arrival, it was established that a 79-year-old man had locked himself inside a residential unit.<\/p>\n
Based on the police’s assessment that the man might pose a danger to himself, officers from the Special Operations Command, the Crisis Negotiation Unit, and the SCDF were deployed to the scene.<\/p>\n
Police officers subsequently managed to gain entry into the man’s unit at 1.50pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
SCDF told AsiaOne that officers at the scene deployed two safety life air packs, while rescuers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team were placed on standby as a precautionary measure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the police, the man was subsequently apprehended under Section 7(1) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008 and that no injuries were reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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