Police investigating case where clinic assistant kicked stroller in anger amid dispute
The police are investigating an incident where a Bukit Batok clinic employee was caught on video kicking a stroller in anger while confronting a woman who was with her son.
In response to a Stomp query, the police confirmed that reports were lodged and investigations are ongoing. It is unclear who made the reports.
On Tuesday night (April 20), Everhealth Family Clinic said in a Facebook post at 11.22pm that the employee who was caught on video in a heated dispute with another woman has been placed on a leave of absence.
It added: "We’ve reprimanded our staff for her actions and have since placed her on leave of absence.
"We apologize for the stress caused yesterday to the mother and child."
The employee had been one of two women who were involved in a heated argument at a clinic in Bukit Batok on Monday (April 18).
The video has since been taken down but has been reposted on other social media platforms.
In the clip, the mother asks: "What are you doing?"
The boy puts his hand up and pleads in tears: "Okay, stop, let's stop talking."
His mother reaches into her bag, saying that she would call the police, but the boy pleads again.
He repeatedly offers to clean up but the staff says she is not scolding him.
The mother goes on: "Why are you so rude to your customer, I don't understand. I want to come to ask why you gave me this MC (medical certificate), why are you so rude?"
The clinic assistant responds in exasperation: "You got 5 days MC!"
After the first video was posted, another TikTok user shared CCTV footage from inside the clinic of what happened prior to the confrontation.
In this video, the mother is seen tossing and throwing items off the clinic's reception counter before walking off.
The woman is picking up those items when the mother re-enters the clinic to throw another object at her.
This appears to be the last straw for the woman who then chases the mother and her son out.
On Monday at 10.50pm, in a post on its Facebook page, Everhealth clinic apologised for causing "public alarm over the TikTok video".
"Please give us some time to look into the matter with the parties concerned," it said.
Netizens flooded the clinic's Facebook page, condemning the actions of its employee and said she should not have lost her cool with the other woman.
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