Mother fined for attempting to throw child down 12 floors
Published on Nov 18, 2011
By Khushwant Singh
A mother woke her 11-year-old daughter up in order for them to commit suicide together. In her drowsy state, the young girl obediently climbed onto a chair placed at the open window of the living room.
She only started struggling when her mother lifted her to throw her out of their 12-floor flat in Bukit Panjang. The Primary Five student also screamed: 'I don't want to die. I don't want to jump.'
The commotion brought a tenant of the flat, out of his room. The 27-year-old technician then pulled both mother and daughter down from the chair and called the police.
The mother was arrested. On Friday, the 42-year-old Indonesian national, who is a permanent resident here, pleaded guilty to endangering the safety and emotional well-being of the child.
Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.
