Just a game, or something else? A group of Raffles Institution (RI) students were accused of bullying after a video of them throwing around a primary school pupil's shoe went viral.
However, school authorities have clarified that what the video captured was simply a game of catch between the two groups of students.
The incident happened on July 28, Shin Min Daily News reported, at a playground near Junction 8 mall in Bishan.
The netizen who captured footage of the incident claimed that the group of RI students were rowdy and had not only disturbed a group of Raffles Girls' School students but had also bullied a boy younger than them.
Based on footage published by Singapore Incidents, Shin Min reported that four RI students were seen surrounding a boy and throwing a shoe amongst them as the boy runs back and forth in an attempt to catch the shoe.
The netizen pointed out that he'd heard the boy calling for the shoe to be returned to him, but the students continued with the game until later on when the boy eventually got his shoe back.