Witness says woman in table dispute at Singapore hawker centre swore at elderly man


A couple shouted and pushed an elderly man who wanted to share a table at a hawker centre with them on April 21, 2017.SCREENGRAB: FACEBOOK/MANNY QUEST.

SINGAPORE: An elderly man who was abused by a couple at a Toa Payoh hawker centre in a video that has gone viral was calm and polite, said an eyewitness.

A video that shows a young man shoving an elderly man from behind at Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Market & Food Centre was shared extensively on Facebook since it was posted around midnight on Sunday.

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