A 24-year-old man climbed over a 38th-floor staircase landing at a Jurong East HDB block, staying on the ledge for over five hours on Monday (Aug 12) afternoon before being persuaded to step back to safety. The police told AsiaOne that they received a call for assistance at Block 21 Teban Gardens in Jurong East at about 11.25am that day....
The man had climbed over the railing of a 38th-storey staircase landing at a Jurong East block on Aug 12.A 24-year-old man climbed over a 38th-floor staircase landing at a Jurong East HDB block, staying on the ledge for over five hours on Monday afternoon before being persuaded to step back to safety.
Officers from the Crisis Negotiation Unit and Singapore Civil Defence Force also responded to the incident. She added that the man started shouting and pacing along the ledge when officers from the CNU arrived, but gradually calmed down.The SCDF told AsiaOne they received a call for assistance at about 1.35pm and arrived to find the man sitting on the ledge.
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