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5 rumoured child-abduction cases surface online
by Zenzen
inSing.com - 2 days 18 hrs 39 mins ago
<cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; ">Child abductions were rumoured to have taken place at at Ang Mo Kio Hub and Tampines Street 22. (Pics / Google Maps)</cite>
Talk of at least five child-abduction incidents have been going around on the internet lately.
According to Shin Min Daily News, the two latest cases involved a girl allegedly abducted at a childcare centre and a boy nearly abducted near a community centre.
Both the cases were shared by netizens on Facebook.
In the first case, a netizen claimed that a Malay woman was at a childcare centre at Tampines Street 22 to pass a water bottle to her daughter.
Suddenly, a man behind her picked up the child and took off, jumping aboard a van parked at the roadside.
According to the netizen, police are currently investigating this case and trying to locate the van.
In another case, a woman wrote on Facebook yesterday (29 Mar) that her five-year-old nephew was nearly abducted by a Chinese national woman near Bukit Panjang Community Centre.
Three more similar cases were in the spotlight this month, according to Shin Min Daily News.
On 15 March, A netizen known as 'Allison Goon' shared on her Facebook page that her son was nearly abducted by a Chinese national woman at Ang Mo Kio Hub.
On 23 March, a 59-year-old woman made a police report after her grandson was nearly abducted by a stranger at Simei Street 5.
The woman was bringing her 10-year-old grandson to school when a middle-aged woman suddenly grabbed the boy's hand and tried to take him to a van parked at the roadside.
The anxious grandmother overheard the van driver telling the woman that this was the wrong boy.
The woman then let go of the boy and apologised to his grandmother.
On 27 March, another woman shared on Facebook that a Chinese national man tried to take her son at Northpoint mall in Yishun.
She saw the man grab the handle of the pram that her son was in, but luckily, her maid also had a firm hold of the pram.
The man left when the woman glared angrily at him.
Police are currently investigating these cases and calling for anyone with information to come forward.
Meanwhile, parents and guardians are advised to ensure that their children are monitored at all times, and to teach their children not to follow strangers.
by Zenzen
inSing.com - 2 days 18 hrs 39 mins ago
Talk of at least five child-abduction incidents have been going around on the internet lately.
According to Shin Min Daily News, the two latest cases involved a girl allegedly abducted at a childcare centre and a boy nearly abducted near a community centre.
Both the cases were shared by netizens on Facebook.
In the first case, a netizen claimed that a Malay woman was at a childcare centre at Tampines Street 22 to pass a water bottle to her daughter.
Suddenly, a man behind her picked up the child and took off, jumping aboard a van parked at the roadside.
According to the netizen, police are currently investigating this case and trying to locate the van.
In another case, a woman wrote on Facebook yesterday (29 Mar) that her five-year-old nephew was nearly abducted by a Chinese national woman near Bukit Panjang Community Centre.
Three more similar cases were in the spotlight this month, according to Shin Min Daily News.
On 15 March, A netizen known as 'Allison Goon' shared on her Facebook page that her son was nearly abducted by a Chinese national woman at Ang Mo Kio Hub.
On 23 March, a 59-year-old woman made a police report after her grandson was nearly abducted by a stranger at Simei Street 5.
The woman was bringing her 10-year-old grandson to school when a middle-aged woman suddenly grabbed the boy's hand and tried to take him to a van parked at the roadside.
The anxious grandmother overheard the van driver telling the woman that this was the wrong boy.
The woman then let go of the boy and apologised to his grandmother.
On 27 March, another woman shared on Facebook that a Chinese national man tried to take her son at Northpoint mall in Yishun.
She saw the man grab the handle of the pram that her son was in, but luckily, her maid also had a firm hold of the pram.
The man left when the woman glared angrily at him.
Police are currently investigating these cases and calling for anyone with information to come forward.
Meanwhile, parents and guardians are advised to ensure that their children are monitored at all times, and to teach their children not to follow strangers.
