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  TNP : Student charged with RV murder had gone to IMH for observation

Posted by: sgbuffett
21-07-2021, 12:02 PM
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https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/teen-c...bservation

The 16-year-old appeared before a district court via video-link dressed in a red polo shirt.

His hair was dishevelled and his eyes darted around the room as he faced one charge of murdering a 13-year-old at a level-four toilet in the school between 11.16am and 11.44am on Monday.

The accused cannot be named as he is under 18 years of age.

The prosecution asked that the youth be remanded at Complex Medical Centre (CMC) in Changi Prison for psychiatric observation.

The police prosecutor told the court that preliminary investigations revealed the 16-year-old was assessed at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in 2019 after he had attempted to commit suicide.

He was taken into custody for his safety, referred to IMH for assessment, then discharged, the prosecutor said.

"Given the circumstances, we are submitting that he requires psychiatric evaluation," he said.

The accused, whose parents were not in court, was represented by lawyer Peter Keith Fernando.

Mr Fernando confirmed that his client's parents had informed him of the suicide attempt, which happened when the boy was in Secondary 2.

The boy will be remanded at CMC for psychiatric observation for three weeks and is scheduled to be in court next on Aug 10.

Those found guilty of murder may receive the death penalty. However, those aged below 18 will not get the death sentence but could be given life imprisonment instead.

In a post on his Facebook page minutes after the boy was charged, Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam called the incident "one of the worst things that can happen to parents".

"It's completely shocking because safety is assumed and normally (in Singapore anyway) assured," he wrote.

He added that the alleged attacker is also young and had a history of mental health issues.

AXE SEIZED
Mr Shanmugam also addressed questions about how the boy got an axe, which the police said on Monday they had seized.

"Preliminary investigations suggests that he purchased it online. But we will know the full facts only after investigations are completed," Mr Shanmugam wrote.

He added: "We all grieve with the parents of the boy who was killed. It's difficult to even describe the true extent of their grief."

At about 11.40am on Monday, the police found the younger teenager lying motionless with multiple wounds in a toilet.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigations revealed that the teenagers are not known to each other.

An axe was also seized as a case exhibit.

Students, their families and staff urged to seek support
Students, their families and teachers affected by the death of a 13-year-old River Valley High School (RVHS) student were urged to seek psychological support as government leaders expressed their sympathies to the boy's family yesterday.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote on his Facebook page: "We are overwhelmed imagining what the victim's family are going through. Yesterday morning, they sent off their 13-year-old son to school. Suddenly, without any warning, he is no more."

He added that the teachers and students of RVHS are in shock and wrote: "We will help you walk through this dark valley, and come to terms with what has happened."

PM Lee urged the public to wait for the police to finish investigating, uncover the motivations and find out if something could have been done to avert it.

"Let us not worsen the trauma and grief of the affected families with speculation and rumour," he wrote.

Great emphasis is placed on safety in schools, and the well-being of teachers and students, he said.

"Our education system is not only about good academic performance, but also helping our kids to grow into happy and well-adjusted persons."

He urged staff and students to let the principal or school counsellors know if they are aware of a student who seems troubled or under stress.

"If sometimes things seem too much to bear, please remember help is always available, even if it's just to talk to someone about what's on your mind," he wrote, providing a list of helplines.

Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said that the Ministry of Education's (MOE) priority is to ensure the well-being of the school community.

TRAUMA
He announced on his Facebook page yesterday that RVHS students and staff will have access to MOE and school counsellors trained in trauma management over the next few days. They will be stationed at the school.

MOE has also reached out to staff and students affected by the incident.

Parents who feel that their children may need additional support can alert their teachers and schools through helplines that the schools have provided.

"For the longer term, we will continue to keep a close eye on students and staff who are still traumatised or show prolonged distress symptoms, and will refer them to professional help as necessary," said Mr Chan, adding that MOE will work with healthcare agencies and hospitals to render further support.

"As shown by the courage and resilience of the staff and students at RVHS, we will continue to stand strong, on this journey to recovery," he said. - THE STRAITS TIMES

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  Man under pressure from GF kills his own children by throwing them out of window

Posted by: Anyoner
21-07-2021, 11:35 AM
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A man in western China’s Chongqing municipality allegedly killed his two young children by throwing them out of his high-rise apartment so he could start a ‘new family’, legal documents published online on Friday revealed. Zhang Bo, who was detained by police in December last year, a month after the children’s death, has been charged with murder and will appear in court later this month. The man’s motivation for the alleged murder of his son aged 1 and daughter aged 2, was because his girlfriend would not marry him unless he got rid of them, the documents revealed. Zhang’s girlfriend, Ye Chengchen, “didn’t want Zhang to have children of his own blood”, the ex-wife, Chen Meilin, was quoted as saying.
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Ye had pressured the man by cutting her own wrists in a suicide attempt, Chen also claimed. Ye was also arrested and charged with murder. The case will be heard at a Chongqing court later this month.

The apartment complex where the two children died. Photo: Handout
The apartment complex where the two children died. Photo: Handout
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The children were allegedly thrown from a window of Zhang’s home on the 14th floor of a residential building in the city on November 2, last year. It was initially considered an accident as Zhang, who was the only person with them at the time, claimed he was asleep when it happened. He said he only woke up and realised what had happened after hearing people shouting downstairs. The children landed on a lawn and died.

After the incident, Zhang was seen racing down the building without shoes, crying beside the children, and hitting his head on the wall, according to previous reports by local media. But he later admitted to the police that he and Ye plotted their death because they wanted to have their own family without any children from his former marriage around, according to the indictment.


While still married, Zhang pretended to be single and started a romantic relationship with Ye in 2019. He divorced Chen in February last year after reaching an agreement that Chen would raise the daughter while he would raise the son until he was 6 years old.

The girl was invited to her father’s home to play with her younger brother the day before she fell, the indictment said. When Zhang’s mother, the primary carer for his son, left home, the man held both children and threw them outside the window together, it said. Chen accused Zhang of being an irresponsible father before the killing, claiming that he seldom hugged his daughter and never bothered to learn how to change nappies. “It felt like she was not his child,” she told the China Youth Daily.

https://amp.scmp.com/news/people-culture...o-children

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  Yumi - I come sg 2017 some ask if I S'poren/PR/other passes I don't like

Posted by: Anyoner
21-07-2021, 11:11 AM
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  Calvin Cheng : Stop blaming govt and foreigners for recent spread.

Posted by: Anyoner
21-07-2021, 10:24 AM
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https://www.facebook.com/calvinchengnmp/...8800730496

LATEST COVID MEASURES - WHOSE FAULT??

1. KTVs abusing pivot to F&B

Government tried to help everyone under the ACRA classification of Nightclubs ,Bars, KTVs to pivot.

These outlets were all forced to close since April 2020.

As long as you fall under this classification, you could pivot and build a kitchen (even apply for grant if they qualify) and allowed to continue operations. It’s a streamlined way of offering help, so people can get help fast.

Some people abused it, pretended to serve food, but operated vice instead.

Police try to close them, but it’s hard when people are determined to play cat and mouse.

The vast majority of law abiding operators I am sure are grateful for the help.

Now everyone has to close.

2. Vietnamese coming in on sponsored social social visit pass.

Since April 2020 many couples have been separated by border closures.

It’s already hard enough for legally married couples.

It’s even harder for people in long term serious relationships who are not married.

The Government exercised compassion and allowed Singaporeans to sponsor their unmarried partners in.

Some people abused it, but how to check?

How do you force people to prove that their relationship is bona fide?

We give the benefit of the doubt. But some abuse it.

Now it’s all cancelled.

MORAL OF STORY : Government tries to help. People abuse it. This is not a loophole.

Stop blaming the Government.

Stop blaming foreigners.

Blame the people who abuse privileges and aid, who cause problems for all of us.

This is a pandemic, situation is in flux worldwide.

Stop complaining.

Most of us are trying our best.

Thank you.

- CC

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Information Britain to permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters

Posted by: theold
21-07-2021, 10:08 AM
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is vying for influence with the United States and Japan.

https://www.nippon.com/en/news/reu202107...aters.html

The Queen Elizabeth is being escorted by two destroyers, two frigates, two support vessels and ships from the United States and the Netherlands.

It will come to Japan through the South China Sea, parts of which are claimed by China and Southeast Asian countries, with stops in India, Singapore and South Korea.

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  Tokyo Olympic competition opens with Japan-Australia softball game

Posted by: theold
21-07-2021, 09:46 AM
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FUKUSHIMA
The Tokyo Olympics got underway after a one-year delay when Japan pitcher Ukiko Ueno started Australia's Michelle Cox with a ball at 9:02 a.m. Wednesday to open the women's softball tournament before a nearly empty Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium.

The teams lined up for the national anthems in a stadium with a listed capacity of 30,000 that had about 50 spectators, presumably team and Olympic officials, plus media.


https://japantoday.com/category/tokyo-20...a-softball

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Information Bach admits 'sleepless nights' over troubled Tokyo Olympics

Posted by: theold
21-07-2021, 09:44 AM
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https://japantoday.com/category/tokyo-20...okyo-games

Olympics chief Thomas Bach revealed "doubts" and "sleepless nights" over the postponed Tokyo Games on Tuesday as the opening ceremony nears after a year's delay and coronavirus chaos that has made them deeply unpopular with the Japanese public.

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Information Thailand switching to Chinese vaccines due to lack of AstraZeneca supplies

Posted by: theold
21-07-2021, 09:34 AM
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Thailand’s latest vaccine strategy is a departure from its original plan of solely relying on Astra vaccine

Thailand plans to use more Chinese-made vaccines to fill the gap in supply from AstraZeneca Plc, with the country kicking off a world-first mixed dose regime amid an unprecedented flareup in its Covid outbreak.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-new...60374.html

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Information MY: The success of the vaccine, Sinovac, had been under-reported.

Posted by: theold
21-07-2021, 09:17 AM
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“Very few of them became seriously ill,” he said, adding that the success of the vaccine had been under-reported.

He also said the highest numbers of infections with the Delta variant were currently found in the UK, which mostly used the AstraZeneca vaccine, and in European countries (Pfizer and AstraZeneca) and the US (Pfizer and Moderna).


https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/catego...h-experts/

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  Malaysia vaccination center discover 3 case empty bottles used

Posted by: sgbuffett
21-07-2021, 08:57 AM
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