‘I’m not a hero’: Cleaner who subdued knife-wielding man in Clementi learned silat in prison
Mr Osman Sidin wrestled the knife away from the man and pinned him to the ground until help arrived.
On August 10, 56-year-old cleaner Osman Sidin intervened when he heard shouts for help outside Clementi Mall in Singapore. A man had stabbed himself repeatedly with a durian chopper-like knife. Osman wrestled the knife away and pinned the 34-year-old man to the ground until police arrived. Osman suffered a head injury during the struggle, and both men bled.
Osman had previously served time in prison, where he learned martial art silat from a cellmate. He emphasized that he was not a hero, but rather a changed man who gave back to society through charity work. MP David Hoe visited Osman at his rental flat, expressing gratitude for his transformation from a criminal to a positive contributor.
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