Honestly, this one got everything. CCTV footage. Chinese New Year decorations flying. TikTok apologies. Police involved. MP stepping in. If this were a drama series, we’d already be on episode eight.
So let’s break it down properly, minus the noise and plus some common sense.
What Actually Happened That Night
Actually, the whole thing started pretty calmly. Around 7.33pm on 11 January, CCTV shows three women stepping out of a lift on the ninth floor of a Boon Keng block. A fourth woman stays inside the lift, just watching.
The three walk straight to a unit. One of them, wearing white, reacts loudly. “Oh my God!” Big energy already.
They stare at the door. They laugh. They talk about a face on it. Apparently, there was a photo pasted there. Not a random selfie kind, but someone they recognised.
Then comes the doorbell. Ring. Ring again. And again.
“Are you okay, sir?”
“Are you alright?”
“Poor thing… I just want to talk to you.”
At this point, her friends are hanging near the lift, one of them filming. You already know this isn’t going to end quietly.
The Moment It Went Too Far
But here’s the thing. Concern quickly turned into action.
Around 7.40pm, the woman in white starts tearing down Chinese New Year decorations from the door. Red paper, festive vibes, all gone. She throws them on the floor. Torn. Messy and some more recorded on the phone.
Then she tells her friends to go upstairs, turns to leave, almost trips, and exits the scene. Left behind? Ripped CNY decorations scattered outside the unit.
End scene. Or so everyone thought.
Police Get Involved
Moving on.
The flat owner later says a police report was made. According to him, the women were detained briefly and their particulars taken down. The Singapore Police Force confirmed a report was lodged and investigations are ongoing.
No dramatic arrest scenes. Just the usual Singapore-style “we are looking into the matter.”
The Plot Twist: The Woman Speaks Up
Then came the TikTok video.
On 18 January, the woman who removed the decorations posted an apology. Straight up, no excuses on that part.
She said her emotions got the better of her. She admitted what she did was wrong. She said she doesn’t condone that kind of behaviour, period.
But she also said… there’s more to the story.
Her Side of the Story
According to her, the door didn’t just have CNY decor. It also had a photo of her relative pasted on it. That’s what triggered her to confront the resident.
She then made serious claims about the flat owner. She said he wasn’t just some random innocent uncle. She alleged he had previously been convicted for harassment and jailed.
She pointed to a past news report about a man who harassed a school principal and a female lecturer over several years, including sending death threats. She claimed the flat owner was that same person.
Heavy stuff, no joke.
Allegations of Ongoing Neighbour Harassment
But wait, still not done.
She also claimed that after his release, the man harassed neighbours in the block. Loud banging on shared pipes. Blocking people at lifts. Verbal intimidation. Racist remarks. Even physical contact like hitting shoulders.
There were also claims of him standing in front of the lift half-naked to scare neighbours. Yes, half-naked. Imagine trying to go work in the morning and kena that.
She said neighbours tried reporting before but were told there wasn’t enough evidence. HDB CCTV couldn’t be accessed, so residents started recording things themselves.
According to her, even the MP knows, but options are limited.
Still, She Drew a Line
To her credit, she didn’t backtrack on the apology.
She repeated that none of these allegations justified her tearing down the decorations. She also asked the public to stop harassing her friends, saying the action was hers alone.
Her message was clear: stop focusing on her mistake and look at the bigger issue happening in the block.
The Flat Owner Responds
However, when reporters spoke to the man, he denied several allegations. He said some claims were untrue and without proof.
He also said the situation has left him and his family distressed and afraid.
So now you’ve got two sides, both saying they’re the victims.
Classic neighbour dispute, Singapore edition.
MP Steps In, But Carefully
Jalan Besar MP Shawn Loh later addressed the situation publicly. He said he was aware of the ongoing dispute and called it one of the most frustrating cases in his constituency.
Neighbours had approached him before, saying the situation caused emotional distress, disrupted their kids’ exam prep, and made them afraid to use the lift alone.
He had advised mediation and legal routes. The matter? Still unresolved.
On the viral video itself, his stance was simple: two wrongs don’t make a right. Investigations are now with the authorities.
He ended by reminding everyone that living together here means being considerate, especially in tight HDB living.
Between You & Me
This whole thing screams “boiling point.”
When people live on top of each other long enough with unresolved tension, someone always snaps. This time, it happened to be caught on CCTV, during CNY no less.
Was tearing down the decorations wrong? Yes, full stop. That’s someone’s property and someone’s festive joy. Cannot anyhow.
But does it feel like years of frustration finally exploded into one very bad decision? Also yes.
Neighbour disputes are messy because there’s no clean villain. Just tired people, clashing stories, and emotions that don’t come with an off switch.
Moral of the story? Once things go public, everyone loses a bit. And the internet? It never forgets, leh.
