A man who pushed an old woman down a bus along Upper Thomson
Road on Tuesday has apologized for his actions, saying
he suffers from depression.
Alex Ong, a 25-year-old man, was travelling onboard
bus service 167 when he suddenly flew into a rage at an elderly
woman for pressing the bell at the last-minute along Upper Thomson
Road.
During an ugly spat and shouting match that ensued,
he physically threatened to slap the woman, who
is 76, before going on to push her down the
bus.
The whole scene, which was captured on video and
uploaded on YouTube, lasted about two minutes. As of Thursday
afternoon, the video has been seen 1,600
times.
Ong has since given his statement to the police
regarding the incident and apologized to the woman who dropped the
matter.
“Do any
of you really, truly know what it is like to be in my shoes?
Really?” Ong said on his Facebook wall at around 2pm on Thursday,
before adding “People are already threatening to physically assault
me over Facebook”
In an earlier post on Tuesday, Ong posted his side
of the story onFacebook.
He explained that he has
been diagnosed with medical conditions such as obsessive compulsive
disorder, clinical depression and autism – spectrum
disorder.
“I do
not represent a society of decaying morals. I’m a product of a
society that has abused me, neglected me, and ultimately,
misunderstood me,” the former Canberra secondary school student
said.
Ong also explained
on his
blog that he had “never intended to injure
the lady, that everything happened as a culmination of a lot of
anger that has been simmering inside me.” He set up the blog a day
after the incident with the intention of clearing his
name.
He also explained that his anger stemmed from
not being able to find a good job and constant
abuse and bullying since
young.
His remorseful Facebook posts have garnered
a mixed reaction from other Facebook users.
“Under no
circumstances should a gentleman lay hands on a woman, not to
mention that she is an elderly one whom he should be even more
considerate towards,” said Desmond Wong, 22 , a business student
from Singapore Management University.
On the other hand, several people have empathised
with him.
“I
understand, dude. I don’t think what you did was right, but I
understand why you did it” said Malcolm Ang in response
to Ong’s Facebook post.
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