Man Steals Woman’s Lingerie In Singapore, Puts It Back After Seeing CCTV
Resident Elyvi Lim uncovered the bizarre incident as she grew suspicious when she noticed a strange pattern of her lingerie disappearing and then mysteriously reappearing.
A strange incident took place in Singapore when a man was caught on CCTV stealing women’s innerwear from a drying rack at an apartment. However, after realising he was being recorded, he quickly returned the stolen items. Resident Elyvi Lim grew suspicious when she noticed her lingerie repeatedly disappearing and then reappearing. Determined to uncover the truth, she set up a CCTV camera to monitor the area.
Footage from January 31 showed the man casually approaching her laundry, picking out items, and stuffing them into his pants. As he walked past the camera, he suddenly noticed it and immediately placed the stolen lingerie back on the rack before fleeing the scene.
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Facebook user Elyvi Lim dropped the videos on Facebook to warn her neighbours and aid in identifying the culprit. She hoped to deter further incidents and bring the individual to justice.
She wrote, “Stealing my lingerie and will put it back so I don’t realise it. When I came to realise, I decided to catch this MF using CCTV. This MF realised it was a CCTV and hung my things back. Please DM me if you guys saw this or know this person."
According to Ms Lim, the unidentified man had been stealing her lingerie for some time before she realised what was happening. In her post, she also mentioned that the suspect was spotted lurking around the Choa Chu Kang and Yew Tee estates.
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Lim concluded the post, by appealing to the online community to share her post and contact her if they could identify the man. She also urged users to come forward and reach out to her.
Ever since the incident surfaced online, it has sparked widespread anger among social media users, with many demanding proper punishment.
“Report to police, such a pervert must be arrested," read a comment.
An Instagram user shared, “I dried three sets of my undergarments outside the apartment, very new, and in the mid-day, those are gone. Since then, I have never dried my undergarments outside."
“No mercy for these weirdos! All should be prosecuted under the full extent of the law! Mental health issues should stop being an excuse used by these people," an account remarked.
The Singapore Police Force confirmed that a report had been filed concerning the incident, and investigations are ongoing. They also added that the 27-year-old man was detained in connection with the incident, and he is currently cooperating with them in investigations, The Online Citizen reported.
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