Singapore Reservoirs are becoming suicide ground
-
How about a gunboat?
You won't dare go there to die, you might get shot.
-
the root cause is our policies and no filtering on the ground level, so many tom harry with or without a dick come here, got problem cannot survive, rob kill murder suicide and create lot sof problem for us. 4 mil population is enough lah.
-
watever the case, more programs and awareness should reach out to all corners and in schools to educate about will power and realities of the world and how to seek help and manage when needed...more outlets for self help...
-
After the reservoir is deemed not a place for suicides, nature parks like Sungei Buloh will be next..........................
-
it can also be non-locational....drugs have been a peaceful sucide agent...
the root cure should be self help..and more committed social workers and educational programs to eradicate suicidal thoughts and uplift will power and greater management of realities
-
MAY MOTHER AND SON BE BLESSED
-
Maybe next time it'll be bathing and commiting murder in the reservoirs.
-
To: Singapore
zip code -65
C.C - the people
dear singapore,
i wanna complaint. your reserviior hold out drinking water, why issit not guarded and now people just anyhow see whter jump and die there, people just kill and dump inside drinking water tank. i beri scary i don;t dare to use the raw water boil have to buy lots of mineral water. can i complain against the reservior
sincerly
one who is very scared and afriad of drinking corpse water
-
When custody battles turn deadly
By Cheryl Fox | Posted: 04 October 2011 1706 hrsSINGAPORE: On the morning of 22 September, the bodies of a mother and her three-year-old-son were found in Bedok Reservoir, in what is believed to have been a suicide triggered by a custody tussle.
The bodies of Madam Tan Sze Sze and her son Jerald Chin were found two days after they were reported missing.
Both were clad in red tops, fingernails painted red and their wrists bound by a red thread.
The Chinese believe that wearing red signifies they plan to return as vengeful spirits.
But what did the 32-year-old mother want revenge for?
Madam Teo Guek Lai, mother of the late Tan Sze Sze, said: "(My daughter's husband) kept forcing her to let their son go over to his place. But she'd rather die than do that."
Ms Tan Sze Wah, who is the sister of the late Madam Tan, said: "Sometimes, I'd bring Jerald to (meet his father). But (his father) doesn't really play with (Jerald).
"He kept on threatening my sister. He told my sister to prepare to go to jail if she doesn't let his son go over."
Ms Tan's family said a bitter row began after Jerald came home with a bleeding nose after visiting his father.
When contacted by the "Get Rea!" team, Mr Willy Chin, husband of the deceased, insisted it was an accident and spoke of his frustrations at not being allowed to see his son.
"I've already appealed to the court and even the police, but their family (would) lock the door and (disallow me) to see my son. There's nothing much (I can) do. You don't expect me or the police to barge in," Mr Chin said.
Mr Chin had applied to the courts to grant him access to his son, but his wife refused to comply and was even fined.
The Family Court said it does not have a breakdown of the number of parents who have applied for custody, access and/or care and control of their children.
But the rising number of divorces and annulments in Singapore could be telling - some 7,400 in 2010, up from 6,900 in 2005.
For more, catch the "Get Rea! Special" on Tuesday at 8pm Singapore/Hong Kong Time, with an encore at 11.30pm.
-CNA/wk