34-year-old man arrested after attempted suicide at Yishun block

Submitted by Stomper Aoyu

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A 34-year-old man was arrested after a suicide attempt at Block 930 Yishun Central 1 on Tuesday night (Aug 7).

Stomper Aoyu said she was at the scene at around 8.20pm and saw an inflatable safety life air pack set up at the foot of the block.

She said: "Not sure what happened but I spotted the safety life air pack used to break falls."

In response to a Stomp query, the police said they were alerted to a case of attempted suicide at 8.03pm.

"A 34-year-old man was subsequently arrested in relation to the case," they added.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the incident at about 8.10pm.

Police investigations are ongoing.