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SINGAPORE \u2013 A teenager was arrested after getting into a scuffle with child sex offender <\/span><\/a>Amos Yee<\/span><\/a> at an anime convention in Suntec Singapore on May 9.<\/p>\n The police said they were alerted to the incident in Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre at around 2.15pm.<\/p>\n Officers arrived at the scene and established that a 27-year-old man, who had minor injuries, was assaulted by an 18-year-old boy, said the police.<\/p>\n The 18-year-old was later arrested for causing public nuisance.<\/p>\n Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n Home-grown anime convention Doujima, also known as Doujin Market, is being held at the convention centre\u2019s halls 403 to 405 from May 9 to 10.<\/p>\n In videos circulating online on May 9, a person dressed in cosplay as Jujutsu Kaisen protagonist Yuji Itadori, is seen punching, kicking and stomping on a man as passers-by look on.<\/p>\n The person then briefly walks off before returning and leaping onto the man, bringing him to the ground. He then proceeds to elbow the man, who is curled up on the ground, before being taken to the side by another person.<\/p>\n The man on the ground is seen holding onto his head before he stands up and walks off.<\/p>\n In a post on X by Yee at 2.26pm, he is seen with injuries on his bottom lip and finger. The accompanying text reads: \u201cJust been attacked in the anime convention. Look at the bloodied up lip.\u201d<\/p>\n On May 8, the Doujima event organisers had said on Instagram that \u201ca known problematic influencer\u201d would be banned from the event, following reports from the public.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve cancelled his ticket and are working to ban him from all our shows. We take the safety of everyone at our convention very seriously,\u201d reads the post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n