Man, 80, allegedly urinates at HDB estate grass patch, claims he can't walk to toilet due to 'weak legs'

An 80-year-old man allegedly urinated repeatedly at a grass patch near a public housing block at Beach Road.

He claimed that his bad habit is due to his "weak legs", which prevented him from walking to the toilet at a nearby coffee shop to do his business.

The man allegedly urinated at the grass patch every day for the past two years, reported Shin Min Daily News.

When the reporter went down to the area, he was hit with a strong stench of urine.

Weak legs

The man, who gave his surname as Chen, admitted that he does urinate on the grass.

"I know it's wrong and that the urine smells bad, but because I can't move well, it's really hard for me to walk up the stairs of the coffee shop," he told Shin Min.

He added that he lives with his younger brother, and often goes downstairs to chat with the neighbours to kill time.

Over the course of his chats, which last several hours, he typically urinates several times.

Chen said he has been warned by the authorities before and switched from urinating in the drain to urinating in the grass to reduce the stench.

Around two years

A resident, surnamed Wang, said Chen is not the only offender, and that several elderly men also have the habit of urinating there.

He suggested that they do "whatever they want" as nobody stops them from doing so.

Wang also pointed out that there are hawker centres and coffee shops with toilets about 70m to 80m away from the Housing and Development (HDB) block.

While he used to sit there and chat with others, he no longer does so due to the unbearable stench.

Another man, also accused of urinating in the vicinity, declined to speak to reporters and would only say that he would not do it again.

Under the Environmental Public Health (Public Cleansing) Regulations, offenders who are caught urinating or defecating in public can be fined up to S$1,000 for the first conviction.

Members of the public who observe such acts may make a report via the National Environment Agency's Online Feedback Form.

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