S’pore cops use taser gun on man after attempted attack

A Russian man who refused to leave a lodging house was stunned by a taser gun after he attempted to charge at police officers on Sunday morning.

Police were called in after the man had threatened staff at the 3-storey lodging house located at the corner of Lorong 20 Geylang and Westerhout Road when he was asked to leave.

The man, believed to be a 34-year-old, had checked into a room together with a woman around 8am and paid $8 to stay for half an hour, reported The New Paper.

While the woman left shortly after, the man remained in the room and when asked to leave at around 8.40am as it was past his check-out time, he threatened violence.

Upon arriving at 9.30am, police had asked the man to keep calm but he continued shouting and charged towards the officers when they entered the room using a spare key. They managed to avoid his attack and used a taser gun to bring him under control.

A police spokesman said, “The subject was violent and had charged towards the police officers, intending to cause hurt, despite being advised not to do so several times.

“The subject continued to use violence and a taser was discharged on him for the safety of the public and of our police officers.”

He was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital to be examined but was discharged after there were no visible injuries.

The man was then arrested “for using criminal force against public servants”, according to a police spokesman. Investigations are still ongoing.