Netizen, Stella Kee, took to the Complaint Singapore Facebook group to share a video of a man allegedly urinating on the escalator handrail of the Outram Park MRT station in Singapore.
She wrote, “Sharing this on behalf of a friend. We witnessed a disturbing incident at the Outram Park MRT station at around 10:03pm yesterday (January 9), where a China guy walked up to and started urinating on the handrail of the escalator near Exit 3. He stood there for an extended period of time.”
“One of us immediately rushed to the nearest passenger service counter, located near Exits 7 and 8, to report the issue while the other stayed to keep an eye on the man. However, SMRT informed that they were not responsible for Exit 3 and that Exit 3 falls under SBS Transit’s jurisdiction.”
She added that SMRT (Singapore Mass Rapid Transit) could only help to inform SBS Transit about the incident.
The entire handrail was contaminated
While one of them was speaking to the MRT station’s authorities, the other who was keeping an eye out wanted to confront the man when the man noticed him watching.
He, who is believed to be a Chinese national, then quickly left the area in an elevator.
“Upon closer inspection, the entire handrail of the escalator was contaminated by his urine,”
“It is concerning that, due to the lines being managed by different operators, an incident reported in one area may not be addressed promptly because of the separation of responsibilities, leaving no one to respond immediately. The offender would be able to leave without any immediate intervention from staff,” she added.
Stella further explained that, due to delays in reporting because of the separation of responsibilities, unsuspecting people may touch the contaminated handrail, which is obviously a major hygiene issue.
She ended the post by urging both SMRT and SBS Transit to review their procedures.
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