SINGAPORE: A Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) officer was charged in court on Wednesday (Oct 31) with causing the death by a rash act, not amounting to culpable homicide, of full-time national serviceman (NSF) Dave Lee Han Xuan.
Captain (CPT) Tan Baoshu, 30, faces a maximum jail term of five years, a fine, or both if found guilty.
AdvertisementCorporal First Class (CFC) Lee died on Apr 30 aged 19, about two weeks after he suffered a heat stroke at Bedok Camp.
[h=3]READ: SAF officer to be charged over death of NSF Dave Lee, 6 others to face military investigation[/h]On Apr 18, the guardsman from the 1st Battalion Singapore Guards had completed an 8km fast march when he needed medical attention. He was evacuated to the medical centre where an SAF medical team attended to him.
CFC Lee was subsequently taken to Changi General Hospital, where he was warded in the intensive care unit, but his condition did not improve.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Singapore Police Force has referred six other SAF servicemen involved in the incident to the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) for investigations.
[h=3]READ: Family, friends bid final farewell to national serviceman Dave Lee[/h]MINDEF said in a statement on Wednesday morning that it takes the safety of its servicemen seriously.
"SAF personnel who conduct unauthorised activities, or who wilfully or negligently fail to comply with training safety regulations, will be severely dealt with and prosecuted under military law by way of summary trial or general court martial, or under criminal law before the civil courts.," said the statement.
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