Man who appeared in public naked charged in court & remanded at IMH for 2 weeks

He will return to court on June 25.

Syahindah Ishak | June 12, 2021, 10:06 AM

Yeo Qi Wei, 24, has been charged in court for appearing nude in a public place under Singapore's Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act.

Remanded at IMH

Yeo appeared in court via a video conference on June 12. He was dressed in a white t-shirt.

He will be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for two weeks for psychiatric observation, and return to court on June 25.

For appearing nude in a public place, Yeo could be jailed for up to three months, fined up to S$2,000, or both.

Riding a motorcycle while naked

Yeo is believed to be the motorcyclist who was witnessed riding stark naked on the road in broad daylight, as reported on June 10.

Climbing on top of a car while naked

Another footage of a man climbing on top of a car while stark naked circulated on the same day.

The man is believed to be Yeo as well.

Investigated for other offences

In response to Mothership's queries, the police said they were alerted to an incident on June 10 at about 5:45am.

Yeo was reportedly walking around naked at Block 212 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh.

He is understood to have climbed onto the car at the car park there. Police subsequently arrested Yeo.

Yeo is also being investigated for other offences, such as public nuisance, obscene act in a public place, wilful trespass and possible traffic violations, in other separate incidents reported.

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