14-year-old jumps to his death after unaccompanied police interrogation
Fourteen-year-old Benjamin Lim Jun Hui was found dead late Tuesday. He had apparently jumped off a ledge outside his 14th-floor flat in Yishun. Family and friends are still trying to make sense of the...
View ArticleCAN: Special safe guards needed for criminal cases involving minors
Singapore based NGO, Community Action Network (CAN) has issued a statement to voice its concern over the death of 14-year-old, Benjamin Lim who died of “unnatural causes” on Tuesday late afternoon...
View ArticleReexamine the role of school counsellors in criminal investigation of students
Below is a letter submitted to TOC By Chen Yi Quan Under the Children and Young Persons Act it is stated that the act exists to: provide for the welfare, care, protection and rehabilitation of children...
View ArticleWhat MSM reported wrongly about case involving the death of 14-year-old student
On the morning of 26 January, Benjamin Lim, a secondary three student was taken to the police station for investigation by five plainclothes police officers from his school and was interviewed for over...
View ArticlePolice to review procedures on police interviews with minors
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) broke its silence on the death of Benjamin Lim, a 14-year-old male student with a public statement on Monday evening. Lim was under the investigation for an alleged...
View ArticleWhere is the compassion?
By Zarina Jaffar Like any other loving mummy, my heart bleeds reading the death of young Benjamin and the event surrounding it before he decided to take his life in a spur of a moment. In a confused...
View Article14-year-old’s death spurs a mother to speak up on son’s similar experience
After the case of 14-year-old, Benjamin Lim was reported by TOC, a mother has written in to share her story of her son. Although not alleged of the same offence and circumstances, however, her son went...
View ArticlePersonal accounts highlight systematic issue with police procedure and practices
In response to the case of 14-year-old Benjamin Lim, individuals have started to speak up about their past experience and voice out against the systematic issue that the Singapore Police Force might...
View ArticleMOE: Schools obligated to cooperate with police and not stand in the way of law
The Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Tuesday that schools in Singapore have the obligation to cooperate with the police and “not stand in the way of law”, but will seek to ensure the well-being of...
View ArticleUneven playing field of Singapore politics and law, a cause for concern to...
The below is a letter submitted to The Online Citizen By Sum Wee Lee I refer to the ongoing saga of the most unfortunate loss of a secondary 3 student after being interviewed and possibly, coerced by...
View ArticleThe police could show more compassion and finesse in dealing with teenagers
By Yoong Siew Wah The tragic suicide of a 14-year-old teenager Benjamin Lim has struck a raw nerve among Singaporeans about questionable police methods of interrogation of teenagers. The manner in...
View ArticleAWARE statement on the rights of minors in criminal investigations
Statement by Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) We are deeply saddened by the death of Benjamin Lim. We offer our best wishes and condolences to his family and friends at this...
View Article“Militia-like mentality renders any individual helpless, fearful, and...
Below is a letter to The Online Citizen. The writer has requested to be anonymous. By an anonymous parent The recent suicide of a 14-year-old child after his interrogation in the hands of the police...
View ArticleExperience with the police, after being locked up at the station twice
By Alex Ong An open missive on the recent Yishun teen suicide case: When I first heard about the case and the circumstances surrounding it, I was angry but not even surprised at all by what has...
View ArticleGrabCar driver declines taxi fare from family and gave it as “ang bao” to...
A couple expressed their gratitude towards a Grabcar driver for his care and concern for their son when they had to book a taxi to rush their sick son to the hospital on Tuesday. Mr Mohamed Shahreza...
View ArticleHazard lights instead of hazardous driving
Earlier this week, a video showcasing the Japanese driver etiquette of flashing the hazard lights after cutting into a lane was circulating on social media. The practice was described as a means for...
View ArticleHow many of the 4 in 10 job vacancies went to foreign PMETs?
By Richard Wan In a press release yesterday (3 Feb) [Link], MOM assured the public that despite job vacancies declined over the year, 4 in 10 job vacancies were found to be for PMETs. “Openings...
View ArticleOpen letter from Benjamin’s family to clarify what transpired on 26 January
The family members of 14-year-old Benjamin Lim have passed an open letter to The Online Citizen to be published, hoping that it can clarify and provide certain information on the chain of events...
View ArticleMan threatens motorist with claims of being a civil servant after confronted...
An errant driver threatened a lady with his claim of being a civil servant after being pointed out that his vehicle was parked across motorcycle lots. Ms Carrine Yeo wrote on her facebook post that a...
View ArticleDr Daniel Goh officially declared as 3rd NCMP in parliament
Dr Daniel Goh Pei Siong has been officially declared the candidate elected as the 3rd Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) by the Returning Officer from the Elections Department (ELD) on...
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