Youth presses knife against boy's throat in Kallang area, forces him to strip to underwear, Singapore News
The incident was captured in a Facebook video originally posted on Tuesday (July 22) at around 1pm.
In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police confirmed that reports were lodged in relation to the incident, which occurred on July 6.
In the video, a young boy is seen being cornered by a taller male and several other boys, whose voices can be heard in the background.
The taller boy is seen pushing the victim against the wall and holding a butterfly knife to his throat.
The bully continues to verbally abuse the victim and even slaps him, before another boy — who seems to be the one recording the video — joins in and badgers him.
The victim eventually strips down to his underwear at the end of the video, and is asked to kneel on the ground before the video cuts off.
The original video has been deleted, but was uploaded to the Complaint Singapore Facebook group on Wednesday at 1.20pm and has garnered over 20,000 views so far.
Netizens have commented on the video, urging schools and the police to take action. Five teenagers arrested
The police said that five male teenagers, aged between 12 and 15, were arrested on July 10 for suspected involvement in a case of rioting.
Two of the five teenagers, aged 13 and 15, were charged in court on July 16 with the offence of voluntarily causing hurt with common intention.
The 15-year-old was also separately charged with carrying an offensive weapon in a public place.
Investigations are still ongoing for the other three teenagers, said the police.
AsiaOne has reached out to the Ministry of Education for comments.
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