Tampines man repeatedly seen urinating in public, AIC looking into matter

For over a year, a man has reportedly been seen urinating at the void deck at Blk 493D Tampines Street 43, in full view of other residents.

A resident, who gave her name as Teo, said that she's witnessed at least five incidents since last January.

Most recently, she saw him urinating while seated at a public table on Oct. 20.

In a video shared with Mothership, the man appeared to urinate while seated on a bench with his shorts hiked up.

He appeared to be watching a video on his phone, with a walking stick propped up on the table next to him.

He then adjusted his shorts when he was done.

A puddle of what appeared to be urine could be seen on the ground.

Teo called the man's behaviour "extremely disturbing" and said she no longer dares to sit at the tables in the void deck.

On one occasion, her 11-year-old daughter also ran into him urinating at the void deck.

"She was scared and quickly changed her route," she recalled.

Teo has lodged multiple reports to the Tampines Town Council (TTC), the police, and also confronted him once on Sep. 21.

"He did not say a word, simply re-arranged his shorts and returned to the stone table and sat down," she said.

When he tried to leave the scene, she stopped him and said she had called the police. "He said 'you call loh' in Chinese and continued to walk away," she said.

Authorities' response

At least two notices have been put up by TTC in response to the incidents.

The first notice, dated Oct. 7, showed a photo of the alleged culprit with a warning that "urinating in public spaces is a chargeable offence".

This was subsequently replaced by a second notice, dated Oct. 15, without the man's photo.

It said that the responsible individual had been identified and that the Town Council is working with the family to resolve the matter.

In response to Mothership's queries, the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) confirmed that it is aware of the case and working to look into the matter.

A spokesperson from TTC declined to comment.

Public urination or defacation is an offence under the Environmental Public Health Regulations.

If caught, offenders may be fined up to S$1,000 for a first conviction.

Members of the public who observe such acts can report the matter to the National Environment Agency here.

Top image from Teo