12:44 AM
The news article online dated 5th January 2011 was about a boy, who was injured in the Chua Chu Kang lift, when the ceiling board fell, was actually a culprit. It says that CCTV footage showed that he is seen climbing onto the hand railings in the lift, which have been installed for the convenience of residents, especially our elderly. However, based on the footage, the boy gained a foothold on the railings and reached out to touch the lift ceiling board. It was at that point of time where the ceiling board gave way and fell. The ceiling board fell on the boy just when he was stepping out of the lift and escaped with few scratches. I feel that the boy deserved this as he is not even supposed to play or climb around in the lift in the first place. Lifts are meant to use properly and of course any misuse or tampering with the lifts and lift parks may lead to malfunction or faults. It may cause injury to other residents or so too. The boy’s parents ought to teach him a lesson letting him know the importance of tampering or vandalizing the public places will lead to a fine. Not only climbing or playing in the lift is not allowed, vandalizing by using a marker to draw around or peeing around at public places is not allowed.
It is fortunate that the boy did not suffer any serious injury and I hope that from this lesson, he would not try anything funny in the lift again.
