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SINGAPORE: A 15-year-old girl killed her grandfather in their Bukit Batok flat before taking her own life in an "unlawful killing", a coroner's court found on Wednesday (Nov 29).
Mr Teo An Nee, 84, was found dead with stab wounds on Jun 23, 2022.
His granddaughter, Ms Ellis Teo, was discovered on a grass patch several blocks away that same day.
An unnamed relative said in an interview with the police that Ms Teo might have been "triggered" due to her grandpa's phone ringtone.
The investigating officer said the police were unable to tell the court what exactly happened when Mr Teo was home alone with his granddaughter.
There were no signs of a break-in, and the footprints and DNA found at the scene at the time belonged only to the two of them.
The police said the assault likely took place in Mr Teo's room, near the toilet entrance. However, they were unable to determine what Ms Teo's motive was.
While Ms Teo's friends knew of suggestions that the girl wanted to kill herself, her parents were not aware of this and did not suspect that there was anything wrong, said the investigation officer.
The family members of the two Teos had consistently maintained that they had no interest in attending the coroner's inquiry, the officer added.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sin...atok-deaths-suicide-coroner-3952941?cid=FBcna