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Man, 47, arrested for throwing ofo bike off 15th floor of Boon Keng flat

SINGAPORE — A 47-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a bicycle down from a Housing Development Board (HDB) flat along Upper Boon Keng Road, police said on Thursday (June 22).

Ofo bikes. AP file photo

Ofo bikes. AP file photo

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SINGAPORE — A 47-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a bicycle down from a Housing Development Board (HDB) flat along Upper Boon Keng Road, police said on Thursday (June 22).

Police said it first received a report about the incident at Blk 11 Upper Boon Keng Road at around 5.38am on Thursday.

Following extensive ground enquiries, the suspect was arrested. TODAY understands that the man was intoxicated at the time of the incident.

The bicycle the man allegedly threw down was an ofo bicycle, TODAY understands. It was thrown from the 15th floor of the flat.

The suspect will be charged in court on Friday with the offence of Rash Act. He faces a jail term of up to six months and/or a fine of up to S$6,000.

In a statement, the police said it takes a “serious view” of “such dangerous acts that endanger the lives of others”.

The latest case is the third reported such incident this month involving ofo bicycles.

On June 16, a 14-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly throwing an ofo bicycle down from the 30th floor of a HDB flat at 116B Jalan Tenteram.

And on Monday (June 19), police arrested four teenagers involved in a similar case around the vicinity of Punggol MRT station and the bus interchange.

According to a statement by the police on Tuesday, the teens — aged 16 to 18 — are believed to be connected to an incident that was caught on video that showed a bare-chested man throwing an oBike bicycle into a canal.

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