Teen, 17, to be charged with allegedly trespassing on MRT tracks
A video uploaded on social media, taken in dimly lit conditions, shows a train passing by on a nearby track.
SINGAPORE - A 17-year-old teenage boy will be charged on July 3 with allegedly
trespassing onto the train tracks along Upper Changi Road East in June.
The boy will be charged with one count of wilfully endangering safety and one count of criminal trespass, said the police in a release on July 2.
Police said they received a report on June 10 about a person who trespassed onto the MRT tracks between Tanah Merah and Simei stations.
The teenager was subsequently arrested on July 1.
After the teenager's alleged point of entry was identified, the Land Transport Authority immediately enhanced security measures at the location to prevent similar incidents from reoccurring, the police said.
In early June, SMRT said it had filed a police report after footage that appears to have been taken from an MRT track were posted on social media.
The video was taken in dimly lit conditions and shows a train passing by on a nearby track. The person filming it later moves closer to the train, before crossing the tracks.
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