{"id":95391,"date":"2026-10-25T03:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=95391"},"modified":"2026-10-25T03:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:51:20","slug":"elderly-man-shoves-tray-throws-food-at-diner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=95391","title":{"rendered":"Elderly man shoves tray, throws food at diner"},"content":{"rendered":"


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An elderly man allegedly threw food at a 19-year-old diner at a hawker centre before appearing to slap the younger man\u2019s phone away when he started filming the confrontation.<\/p>\n

The younger diner, who declined to be named, told Stomp that the incident happened at Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre \u2014 located in Sengkang \u2014 at 7.30pm on Oct 22.<\/p>\n

He said he was eating alone at the hawker centre when the elderly man sat down opposite him without asking.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe roughly pushed my tray towards me, and stared at me for two minutes. Then he started throwing food at me with his chopsticks,\u201d the diner recalled.<\/p>\n

In an Instagram post of the incident<\/a>, an elderly man wearing a polo shirt is seen pointing towards the diner before getting up.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat you want from me? What did I do?\u201d the man behind the camera says.<\/p>\n

The elderly man gestures with two fingers, saying something indistinct.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, you tell me, what you want? You come here, you throw food at me,\u201d the diner says, panning the camera toward what appear to be food scraps<\/a> on his seat.<\/p>\n

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Elderly man appears to slap camera away<\/h2>\n

The elderly man raises a hand towards the camera, pressing against the diner\u2019s hand as the latter brings it up, seemingly to defend himself. The diner then pushes the older man\u2019s hand away, causing him to stumble backwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to go find trouble, you go find somewhere else,\u201d the diner adds.<\/p>\n

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Undeterred, the elderly man raises his right hand toward the camera again and replies: \u201cStop pointing that camera at me ah.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He then appears to slap the phone away as the clip ends.<\/p>\n

The diner told Stomp that the confrontation<\/a> continued for another 10 minutes after the video ended. Despite asking bystanders for help, no one stepped forward, and he eventually moved to another table.<\/p>\n

He added that he made a police report after the incident and has never seen the elderly man before.<\/p>\n

Netizens criticise \u2018entitled\u2019 behaviour<\/h2>\n

The post garnered over 135,000 views and 335 comments, as netizens chimed in with their personal experiences at hawker centres.<\/p>\n

One netizen recalled that an elderly diner had unexpectedly joined them for a meal. \u201cI also just embraced the company,\u201d the netizen said.<\/p>\n

Several others called for greater respect in public spaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cGo and learn some basic mannerism dude,\u201d one netizen said, while another called out the elderly man\u2019s \u201centitled\u201d behaviour.<\/p>\n

One netizen speculated that the seat might have been the elderly man\u2019s \u201cusual spot\u201d.<\/p>\n

However, another Instagram user claimed to have had a similar encounter with the elderly man, alleging that he had approached her table while she and her family were eating, pushed their food away, and repeatedly shouted vulgarities in front of her children.<\/p>\n

\u201cUncle too bored with life\u2026 so he disturb you lah,\u201d one commented.<\/p>\n

Stomp has reached out to the police for comment.<\/p>\n

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