SINGAPORE: An 18-year-old who was in a motorcycle chase along Seletar Expressway (SLE) that killed a Land Transport Authority (LTA) officer was charged in court on Thursday (Jun 6).
He was given six charges spanning traffic, drug and weapon offences.
These include consuming methamphetamine, dangerous driving on Jun 4 to evade the LTA officer by cutting across two lanes, and possessing a Samurai sword.
He cannot be named as he was 17 when he allegedly committed one of the offences. Under the Children and Young Persons Act, anyone who was under 18 at the time of the offence cannot be named.
He was allegedly fleeing LTA officer Mr Zdulfika Ahakasah on Tuesday morning (Jun 4) when the latter was involved in an accident with two lorries and a van.
Mr Zdulfika was taken to hospital where he died.
The teenager appeared in court on Thursday via video-link from his place of remand. The minute he appeared on screen, a woman in the public gallery began sobbing and did not stop until he left.
When asked if he had anything to say, he said: "I gambled my life as much as he gambled his. So the death... I may be one of the contributing factors to the death, but I am not to be blamed."
The teen was not granted bail and will return to court in two weeks.
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He was given six charges spanning traffic, drug and weapon offences.
These include consuming methamphetamine, dangerous driving on Jun 4 to evade the LTA officer by cutting across two lanes, and possessing a Samurai sword.
He cannot be named as he was 17 when he allegedly committed one of the offences. Under the Children and Young Persons Act, anyone who was under 18 at the time of the offence cannot be named.
He was allegedly fleeing LTA officer Mr Zdulfika Ahakasah on Tuesday morning (Jun 4) when the latter was involved in an accident with two lorries and a van.
Mr Zdulfika was taken to hospital where he died.
The teenager appeared in court on Thursday via video-link from his place of remand. The minute he appeared on screen, a woman in the public gallery began sobbing and did not stop until he left.
When asked if he had anything to say, he said: "I gambled my life as much as he gambled his. So the death... I may be one of the contributing factors to the death, but I am not to be blamed."
The teen was not granted bail and will return to court in two weeks.
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