Nov 26, 2009
Couple fought, girl jumped
Inspector says it's unlikely that boyfriend shoved her off HDB high-rise ledge
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A HEATED and prolonged quarrel a young couple had in June ended hours later with the girl's fatal fall from an HDB block in Bedok North.
At a coroner's inquiry on Wednesday into the death of Ms Candice Goh Hui Yi, 17, allegations that her boyfriend pushed her off the ledge of a staircase landing came up.
Whether Mr Low Chen Sheng, 21, did so remained unclear at the end of the hearing, at which a police investigator from the Bedok Police Division testified.
State Coroner Eddy Tham has adjourned the hearing to Jan 18 for the counsel to obtain copies of the couple's text messages and joint bank account statements.
The Goh family's lawyer Kertar Singh, questioning the investigation officer, said his clients told him that Mr Low could have shoved her off the ledge following their dispute over her withdrawal of $700 from their joint bank account.
But investigation officer Chen Kexin said Mr Low, a national serviceman, had been put through a lie-detector test, and was most likely being truthful when he denied having touched her before she fell.
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
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Couple fought, girl jumped
Inspector says it's unlikely that boyfriend shoved her off HDB high-rise ledge
<!-- by line -->By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent
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Comcare helpline: 1800-222-0000
Samaritans of Singapore: 1800- 221-4444 (24 hours)
Singapore Association For Mental Health: 1800-283-7019
Care Corner Mandarin counselling hotline: 1800-353-5800
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A HEATED and prolonged quarrel a young couple had in June ended hours later with the girl's fatal fall from an HDB block in Bedok North.
At a coroner's inquiry on Wednesday into the death of Ms Candice Goh Hui Yi, 17, allegations that her boyfriend pushed her off the ledge of a staircase landing came up.
Whether Mr Low Chen Sheng, 21, did so remained unclear at the end of the hearing, at which a police investigator from the Bedok Police Division testified.
State Coroner Eddy Tham has adjourned the hearing to Jan 18 for the counsel to obtain copies of the couple's text messages and joint bank account statements.
The Goh family's lawyer Kertar Singh, questioning the investigation officer, said his clients told him that Mr Low could have shoved her off the ledge following their dispute over her withdrawal of $700 from their joint bank account.
But investigation officer Chen Kexin said Mr Low, a national serviceman, had been put through a lie-detector test, and was most likely being truthful when he denied having touched her before she fell.
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
[email protected]
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