Killer litter lands elderly woman in hospital; 16-year-old boy charged for rash act

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Killer litter lands elderly woman in hospital; 16-year-old boy charged for rash act

Published on May 17, 2014 11:52 PM

A 16-year-old boy was charged in court on Saturday after an elderly woman was hit by a bicycle wheel on Friday which had apparently been thrown from a block of flats. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN

By Yeo Sam Jo

A 16-year-old boy was charged in court on Saturday after an elderly woman was hit by a bicycle wheel on Friday which had apparently been thrown from a block of flats.

Madam Mahani Abdullah, 67, had been walking below Block 1 Eunos Crescent on her way to play chess at a nearby senior citizens centre when the wheel landed on her head, Shin Min Daily News reported. She sustained head injuries and was taken while still conscious to Changi General Hospital.

Police were alerted to the incident at 3.14pm and arrested a 16-year-old boy in relation to the case. He was charged in court yesterday with committing a rash act.

The Straits Times understands that the same teenager was arrested last December after a brick which was hurled from his flat at the same block injured a passer-by.

 

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How come schools dun teach kids about the dangers of killer litters in National Education programmes?

 

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Bail revoked for Eunos "killer litter'' youth who faces four more charges

The wheel that hit the victim on May 16 lying at the foot of the block.

The Straits Times
Friday, Jun 06, 2014

SINGAPORE - 16-year-old student, Abdul Hamid Rahmat, charged last month with hurling a bicycle wheel from a high floor of an HDB block faces four more charges.

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Elderly woman in killer litter case 'needs surgery'

Audrey Tan
The Straits Times
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

SINGAPORE - The elderly woman hit on the head by a bicycle wheel thrown from a block of flats will be operated on today, said her son.

"The doctors told us that if she doesn't go for surgery, she might not be able to move again, or that she will take a very long time to recover," Mr Jusman Abdul Aziz, 35, an executive at a freight forwarding company, told The Straits Times.

Doctors said his mother, Madam Mahani Abdullah, 67, needed surgery to help her regain the use of her limbs, he added.

Yesterday, a sedated Madam Mahani drifted in and out of consciousness in a high-dependency ward at the Singapore General Hospital, said Mr Jusman.

He said: "There might be complications in surgery because of her age, but it is, at least, a chance for her to move again."

Madam Mahani was walking below Block 1, Eunos Crescent last Friday at about 3pm when the bicycle wheel landed on her head, Shin Min Daily News reported.

A witness told the Chinese evening paper that she fell to the ground and appeared to be in a lot of pain though it did not look like she was bleeding.

On Saturday, a 16-year-old boy was charged in court with committing a rash act in relation to the incident, the latest in a recent series of "killer litter" cases.

He is believed to be the same teenager who was arrested last December after a brick hurled from his flat at the same block injured a passer-by.

The police have received reports of four "killer litter" cases at the Eunos Crescent address between June 22 and Dec 13 last year. Items thrown included bricks, a dumbbell and water dispenser.

Other cases of deadly litter include one in which a 13-year-old boy was arrested last month for allegedly throwing two bricks from the 12th floor of a Housing Board block in Jalan Bukit Merah in March.

In January, two men, believed to be in their early 20s, were arrested for allegedly throwing a sofa from a fourth-floor flat in Jurong West.

 

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Killer-litter teen gets probation, must be accompanied by adult at all times

Published on Mar 9, 2015 6:42 PM

Madam Mahani Abdullah was killed after she was hit by a bicycle tyre which had been thrown from a block of flats while walking below Block 1 Eunos Crescent on May 16, 2014. The 16-year-old who threw the tyre, one of five killer-litter offences he did, was ordered to undergo 36 months' split probation on Monday, March 9, 2015. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN

By Elena Chong

SINGAPORE - A 16-year-old who committed five killer-litter offences over a year, flinging objects like bricks and bicycle wheels from high floors, once with fatal consequences, was ordered to undergo 36 months' split probation on Monday.

Under the probation order, Abdul Hamid Rahmat, who has been remanded for the past nine months, has to live at the Singapore Boys' Hostel for 12 months, and must be accompanied by an adult at all times when he is outside the hostel and home.

He has to remain indoors from 9pm to 6am, undergo psychiatric and psychological treatment and counselling, and must also take any medication prescribed by the psychiatrist.

District Judge Lim Keng Yeow also ordered him to perform 200 hours of community service. The teen's mother, who was in court, and his stepfather, have to sign an $8,000 bond to ensure his good behaviour.

Abdul Hamid had admitted to two counts of causing grievous hurt by doing a rash act, and one of rash act to endanger the personal safety of others.

On May 16 last year, he had launched a bicycle wheel from the 14th floor of Block 1, Eunos Crescent, which hit a woman on the head.

The 67-year-old, Madam Mahani Abdullah, died on June 6 from sepsis due to a urinary tract infection.

The other two offences were for causing grievous hurt to Mr Kyi Phyu Phyo Wai by hurling a brick from the 12th storey of the block, breaking the 25-year-old's right finger, on Dec 13, 2013.

And on Aug 24 that year, he threw two ceramic tiles,a water dispenser and a dumbbell over the 13th floor parapet.

Judge Lim said Abdul Hamid's offences showed a "disturbingly high level of pre-mediation and planning".

He said the teen was assessed to have rather unique rehabilitation needs that had to be made through a highly specialised plan to address the underlying causes, while not compromising public safety.

A progress review will take place in two months.