Woman, 35, arrested after stripping nude at Pioneer MRT Station
SINGAPORE — A 35-year-old Caucasian woman was arrested on Wednesday (June 6) night at Pioneer MRT Station, after she stripped naked on the station platform.
A 35-year-old Caucasian woman was arrested on Wednesday (June 6) night at Pioneer MRT station, after she stripped naked on the station platform.
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SINGAPORE — A 35-year-old Caucasian woman was arrested on Wednesday (June 6) night at Pioneer MRT Station, after she stripped naked on the station platform.
The police said it received a call for assistance at around 10.30pm on Wednesday.
The woman was arrested under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act.
Under the Act, any person who is reported to be mentally disordered, and is believed to be dangerous to him/herself or other people must be taken — by a police officer — to a medical practitioner for an examination, or to any designated medical practitioner at a psychiatric institution.
Photos of the incident circulating on social media showed the woman, whose nationality is not known, receiving help from station staff members.
In one photo, the staff member is seen wrapping a towel around the woman, who appeared to be with a male companion.
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