Singapore
By Lydia Lam 20 Jul 2021 10:12AM
SINGAPORE: A 16-year-old boy was charged on Tuesday (Jul 20) with the murder of a fellow student at River Valley High School a day before.
The Singaporean teen, who cannot be named as he is a minor and protected under the Children and Young Persons Act, was given one count of murder.
He is accused of causing the death of a 13-year-old boy in Secondary 1 between 11.16am and 11.44am on Jul 19 at a toilet on the fourth floor of the school at 6 Boon Lay Avenue.
The accused, who is a student in Secondary 4, appeared in court via video-link from remand.
Police earlier said they received a call for help at the school at about 11.40am on Monday. Officers found the victim lying motionless and with multiple wounds at a toilet in the school compounds.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and an axe was seized as a case exhibit. Preliminary investigations showed that the accused and the victim did not know each other, but police said they were continuing to investigate the motive for the alleged assault.
The prosecutor successfully asked for an order from the court to remand the accused for psychiatric assessment.
The penalty for murder includes death. However, according to Section 314 of the Criminal Procedure Code, a sentence of death cannot be passed or recorded against an accused person who was below 18 at the time of the offence.
Instead, he or she will be sentenced to life imprisonment.
In its statement on Monday, the police urged the public to refrain from speculating on the case, out of respect for the family of the victim.
Source: CNA/ll(dv)
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Teenager charged with murdering fellow student at River Valley High School
River Valley High School on Jul 19, 2021. (Photo: Calvin Oh)By Lydia Lam 20 Jul 2021 10:12AM
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SINGAPORE: A 16-year-old boy was charged on Tuesday (Jul 20) with the murder of a fellow student at River Valley High School a day before.
The Singaporean teen, who cannot be named as he is a minor and protected under the Children and Young Persons Act, was given one count of murder.
He is accused of causing the death of a 13-year-old boy in Secondary 1 between 11.16am and 11.44am on Jul 19 at a toilet on the fourth floor of the school at 6 Boon Lay Avenue.
The accused, who is a student in Secondary 4, appeared in court via video-link from remand.
Police earlier said they received a call for help at the school at about 11.40am on Monday. Officers found the victim lying motionless and with multiple wounds at a toilet in the school compounds.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and an axe was seized as a case exhibit. Preliminary investigations showed that the accused and the victim did not know each other, but police said they were continuing to investigate the motive for the alleged assault.
The prosecutor successfully asked for an order from the court to remand the accused for psychiatric assessment.
READ: River Valley High death: Axe seized by police; suspect and victim 'not known to each other'
The penalty for murder includes death. However, according to Section 314 of the Criminal Procedure Code, a sentence of death cannot be passed or recorded against an accused person who was below 18 at the time of the offence.
Instead, he or she will be sentenced to life imprisonment.
In its statement on Monday, the police urged the public to refrain from speculating on the case, out of respect for the family of the victim.
Source: CNA/ll(dv)
Continue reading...