A 23-year-old man has been apprehended following a five-hour standoff with police for throwing bottles <\/strong>of liquor from his home in Woodlands.<\/p>\n The incident occurred at an HDB unit located at 687A Woodlands Drive 75 on Wednesday (May 20) evening.<\/p>\n Videos from an eyewitness show a man standing at the window of his second floor unit with what appears to be wine bottles in his hand.<\/p>\n In the footage, he is seen throwing them to the ground from the window, one at a time.<\/p>\n A second video also shows him throwing bottles towards the wall next to his window, causing them to shatter and wine to spill over the ledge.<\/p>\n The floor of the void deck below his unit also appeared to be covered with wine and shards of glass.<\/p>\n Police officers cordoned off the area below the unit with police tape, and were seen directing passersby away from the affected area.<\/p>\n Five police cars, two special operations command tactical vehicles, <\/strong>one fire engine, one ambulance and a Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Dart) rescue vehicle were spotted within the vicinity.<\/p>\n A resident at the scene told AsiaOne that the man involved in the incident has been living in the unit for around five years.<\/p>\n Another resident, who lives on the fourth floor, told AsiaOne that the man lives with his parents and that he had allegedly been quarrelling with his mother the day before.<\/p>\n AsiaOne understands that the man’s father called for police assistance earlier.<\/p>\n The man was eventually arrested by police officers and conveyed by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) paramedics to Woodlands Hospital.<\/p>\n In response to AsiaOne’s queries, SCDF confirmed the deployment of a safety life pack, adding that rescuers from Dart were on standby as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n AsiaOne has reached out to the police for more information.<\/p>\n This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n Additional reporting by Eriko Lim and Rauf Khan<\/em><\/p>\n [[nid:732004]]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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