The monkey appeared at the same block - Block 663C Punggol Drive - from 5pm to 6.20pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tan said the monkey scratched the leg of a little boy who is four or five years old. "There was this auntie who bought a lot of groceries - at least three to four plastic bags of food. AVA said monkeys may carry zoonotic diseases that are harmful to public health, and aggressive monkeys are also a risk to public safety. However, it stressed that its priority in managing Singapore's wild animal population is "to ensure public health and safety is not compromised".

Source: thestar September 04, 2017 13:20 UTC