Date violence among teens up
By Cassandra Chew
WHEN Shanti, 17, met Raj, 19, at their neighbourhood McDonald's through mutual friends, she thought she had found her Mr Right.
He pursued her ardently, sent constant text messages and met her every day after school.
But six months on, things went horribly wrong. He began hitting her and even threatened her at knife point.
Read Cassandra Chew's full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
By Cassandra Chew
WHEN Shanti, 17, met Raj, 19, at their neighbourhood McDonald's through mutual friends, she thought she had found her Mr Right.
He pursued her ardently, sent constant text messages and met her every day after school.
But six months on, things went horribly wrong. He began hitting her and even threatened her at knife point.
Read Cassandra Chew's full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.