Man, 57, arrested for urinating at Potong Pasir MRT station, 3rd case in a week

A 57-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly urinated at Potong Pasir MRT station on Jan. 13.

This is the third case of public urination that surfaced in under one week.

What happened

SBS Transit staff spotted the man urinating near the passenger service centre at Potong Pasir MRT station at around 7:25pm on Jan. 13.

The police were contacted immediately and the man left the station with the officers.

SBS Transit spokesperson Grace Wu said the area was cleaned immediately.

The public transport operator is assisting the police in investigations.

Wu added: "We wish to remind commuters that such anti-social behaviour is unacceptable as it poses health and sanitation concerns for fellow passengers and our employees."

The police said the man was arrested for public nuisance and will be charged in court on Jan. 15.

Third case in under one week

This incident is the third case of public urination to surface in under one week.

On Jan. 10, 41-year-old Chinese national Li Guorui was caught on video relieving himself on the handrail of an escalator at Outram Park MRT station.

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He was charged with committing a public nuisance that caused annoyance

On Jan. 13, video footage of another man peeing on a wall, this time at Tanah Merah MRT station, was uploaded on social media.

It is unclear when this incident occurred.

Lam Sheau Kai, president of SMRT trains, confirmed that a police report had been filed.

He added: "Such behaviour is unacceptable, as it defaces public spaces and poses health and sanitation risks to commuters."

The Outram Park incident earned a strongly-worded condemnation from the Land Transport Authority (LTA), which said it would push for the maximum penalty possible.

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