'It's very heartbreaking': Sister of masked woman who harassed livestreamers speaks out

SINGAPORE: The sister of the woman who was recently captured on a viral video kicking a couple’s food said she hopes the incident can raise awareness about the struggles that people with mental health issues face. In the video, the woman was heard telling the couple, who were livestreaming outside an MRT station, that they were not allowed to take a video there. She ordered them to “switch off that thing before I call the police”.  The couple refused to and exchanged words with her, and she kicked over their bags of food. The female streamer followed her and appeared to slap her on the back. After a commotion, another female passer-by eventually restrained the masked woman. The Jun 28 incident was streamed live on the Twitch platform and an article about the incident was later published by alternative news site MustShareNews. One of its TikTok videos, cut from the original livestream, amassed 1.2 million views on the social media platform.  Online comments appeared to be split into two camps. Some expressed support for the female streamer who hit back, while others called the masked woman “siao” (Hokkien for “crazy”). Some TikTok users even used the original audio of the woman’s voice…
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