A heated neighbourhood dispute in Tampines allegedly turned violent when a man repeatedly struck his neighbour\u2019s boyfriend over the head with a plastic bucket along the corridor.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Stomp, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) confirmed that the incident took place at Block 492F Tampines Street 45 on June 5.<\/p>\n
Broken bucket leaves gash on victim\u2019s neck<\/h2>\n
The following day on June 6, TikTok user @itsmalcolmmak, believed to be the victim, shared CCTV footage of the incident outside the unit.<\/p>\n
The clip showed a man in a red shirt approaching the family\u2019s flat at around 10.24pm and splashing water towards the unit with a bottle before walking away.<\/p>\n
About three minutes later, he returned carrying a plastic bucket and was seen throwing water at the flat\u2019s front door while hurling insults.<\/p>\n
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Shortly afterwards, a female resident and her boyfriend, who was wearing a pink jersey, appeared to confront the man in the corridor off-screen.<\/p>\n
The confrontation then turned physical<\/a> when the man in red raised the plastic bucket and slammed it onto the boyfriend\u2019s head several times until it cracked.<\/p>\n The bucket was briefly lodged over the man\u2019s head, and he suffered a gash on the side of his neck.<\/p>\n According to Shin Min Daily News, the injury measured about 5cm in length.<\/p>\n Earlier clips also showed the individuals repeatedly banging<\/a> on the family\u2019s iron-mesh gate at night while shouting profanities.<\/p>\n Speaking to Shin Min, the man in the red shirt, surnamed Zhuo (transliteration), admitted he was the man seen in the video.<\/p>\n He claimed he retaliated only after the other party splashed water on him.<\/p>\n Zhuo and his wife also claimed they had been frustrated with the neighbouring household for some time.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are very noisy and talk loudly every night from 7pm to 8pm,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n However, the family denied the accusations.<\/p>\n Madam Ye (transliteration), 69, said her daughter, daughter\u2019s boyfriend and seven-year-old granddaughter moved into the flat about three to four years ago.<\/p>\n She added that the previous tenant had cautioned them about disputes with the neighbour, but they brushed it off. Since then, she claimed the situation has worsened, with frequent shouting and vulgarities, sometimes late into the night.<\/p>\n Concerned about the impact on her seven-year-old granddaughter, the family is now hoping to move out.<\/p>\n To deter potential harassment, they had installed an iron-mesh gate and CCTV cameras outside the unit, she said.<\/p>\n However, another resident who has lived on the other side of Zhuo\u2019s unit for eight years said she had never experienced any conflicts or harassment involving him.<\/p>\n She said both households had little interaction over the years and had lived peacefully without any unpleasant incidents.<\/p>\n In a later video, itsmalcolmmak said: \u201cIf you\u2019re lucky like me, you\u2019ll get a few wounds, a \u2018balaku\u2019 (bump) on your head, and survive.\u201d<\/p>\nNeighbour dispute triggered by noise accusations<\/h2>\n
\u2018If you\u2019re lucky, you\u2019ll… survive\u2019<\/h2>\n
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