Man, 59, uses makeshift crossbow to shoot metal balls at crows in Tiong Bahru, damages HDB flat windows
He was annoyed by the noise that crows caused in his housing estate.
In Tiong Bahru, a 59-year-old man named Seah Yam Seng constructed a homemade crossbow-like device to target crows by firing metal ball bearings. Between April 4 and July 16, 2025, he shot metal balls at trees and a nearby linkway from his window, five times according to court documents. Seah's actions endangered the safety of passersby, leading to multiple charges against him.
Additionally, he caused damage to two other residents' windows in the same block. On September 15, 2025, he was sentenced to a mandatory one-year treatment order due to his condition of adjustment disorder, which contributed to his actions.
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