Police, MSF investigating viral video of elderly woman being hit

SINGAPORE — The police and the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) had said they are looking into a video of an elderly woman being hit by a younger lady outside a HDB flat at Lower Delta Road.

The police confirmed this evening (July 21) that a report has been lodged. The preliminary report revealed that a 25-year-old Singaporean had allegedly assaulted her 58-year-old mother on July 20, 2015. It has been classified as a case of voluntarily causing hurt.

In the video recorded by neighbours of the victim, two women are seen standing and watching at a HDB corridor while an elderly woman sweeps. One of the women then starts hitting the elderly woman on the head multiple times.

The video, filmed by Facebook user “ApohTecky Numero” and posted on his own page has since gotten over 24,000 shares. In the accompanying post he said “this is not the first time” and “we have been witnessing a lot of incidents” adding that the elderly woman’s face was “bruised every single time we see her.”

In a post on Facebook yesterday night (July 20), the Ministry said: “Please be assured that the elderly woman’s safety is our priority.”

Member of Parliament Lily Neo, whose constituency the incident occurred in, said in a Facebook post this morning: “I am glad that the case has been made known to MSF and action has been taken immediately to look into the case."

Minister for Social and Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin also weighed in on the incident on Facebook early this morning, saying the Ministry “will follow up and make sure that the elderly lady is protected”.

The police and MSF are working closely to ensure that victim received the necessarily care and support. Police investigations are ongoing.

To better protect vulnerable adults from abuse or neglect, the police urged members of the public to alert the authorities or call the police in case of emergency.