'Agitated' man damages Mister Mobile fixtures at VivoCity; retailer urges public not to speculate

Local mobile phone repair and retail shop Mister Mobile has asked the public not to speculate after footage went viral of a man damaging fixtures at their outlet in VivoCity.

The video uploaded by Sgfollowsall on Friday (Sept 25) shows the incident, reportedly from around 2.30pm that day.

A man in a red t-shirt standing outside the shop can be seen throwing something at a shopkeeper, before pulling at fixtures on the counter.

The man can then be seen handling a shop standee before getting into a physical altercation with a security guard who tries to stop him.

Another man seemingly deescalates the situation and leads the man in red away from the store with a hand rubbing his back.

"All I know is he started venting his anger on the Mister Mobile staff and he also started hitting the VivoCity staff," the person who submitted the video to Sgfollowsall shared.

A comment on the video wondered why nobody at the shop tried to stop him as he damaged their fixtures.

Others speculated on the man's mental health.

@asiaone Mister Mobile explained that an individual had become agitated after a trade-in could not proceed, later damaging some of its store fixtures. The matter is now under police investigations. #sgnews #Singapore #Police ♬ original sound - AsiaOne

Mister Mobile commented on the video from their official Instagram account, thanking netizens for their concern.

"An individual became agitated after a trade-in could not proceed, and later returned and damaged some of our store fixtures," they explained.

"Most importantly, all our team members are safe and none required medical attention. We are grateful to VivoCity security, the kind passer-by who helped, and the police for their quick response."

They added that the matter was now with the police and that they would be assisting them with the store's CCTV footage.

"We understand the individual may be going through a difficult time, and we kindly ask everyone to refrain from speculation. We will not be commenting further."

19-year-old assisting with police investigations

The police, in response to AsiaOne's queries, said that they received a call for assistance at 1 Harbourfront Walk on Sept 25 at about 2.35pm.

A 19-year-old man is assisting with investigations for mischief and voluntarily causing hurt. No injuries were reported.

The police said that investigations are ongoing.

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