Chitchat Singapore Police Force clarifies that they are not incompetent clowns

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SingaporePolice clarify what happened in case with 59 police reports filed on harassment, with 'stalker' later beaten to death
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By Lydia Lam@LydiaLamCNA
05 Oct 2020 09:54PM(Updated: 06 Oct 2020 11:01AM)

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SINGAPORE: The police on Monday (Oct 5) addressed questions about their alleged lack of action in relation to a case of repeated harassment by a man, that led to him being beaten up and later dying.
The two men involved in the assault - 24-year-old Ryan Xavier Tay Seet Choong and his stepfather Lawrence Lim Peck Beng, 59 - were sentenced on Tuesday to four years' and eight months' jail respectively.

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The victim, 26-year-old Shawn Ignatius Rodrigues, sustained fractures and died from traumatic asphyxiation after the 20-minute assault.
Tay and Lim had contested their respective charges and claimed that the victim had stalked them persistently, and said they had made 59 police reports of harassment to no avail.
READ: Man and his stepfather get jail for beating alleged 'stalker' to death and aiding the assault respectively

After the case hit the news, members of the public asked what the police had done in relation to the 59 reports made.

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In reply to questions by CNA, the police said on Monday night that they wished to make clarifications on its response to the filed reports.
They confirmed that Tay and his family members had lodged more than 50 reports against the victim between February 2015 and July 2016.
Most of these were in the form of 999 calls, made whenever Mr Rodrigues turned up outside their Yishun flat.
"In most of these cases, Mr Rodrigues would knock on the door and ask to speak to Tay," said the police. "There was no evidence to show that Mr Rodrigues made any threats, damaged any property or assaulted Tay or members or his family."
They added that Tay's mother had approached her Member of Parliament for help over an incident where Mr Rodrigues allegedly pulled her shoulder and arm and asked her where Tay was.
The MP had made representations to the police on her behalf, and the police later updated her that they were investigating the incident, said their statement.
"In instances where the police encountered Mr Rodrigues in the neighbourhood, he was advised not to harass Tay and his family. In fact, when resources permitted, the police would remain in the neighbourhood and conduct patrols in case (he) returned," they added.
The police also said they advised Tay's family to file a magistrate's complaint if they wished to pursue the matter, and said Tay's mother visited the relevant registry in May 2015 "with the view of filing an application for a protection order on behalf of Tay, but eventually did not do so".
In January 2016, following their advice, Tay's family eventually lodged a magistrate's complaint against Mr Rodrigues, said the police.
"Arising from the magistrate’s complaint, the parties had been attending mediation since February 2016," they added.
"During this period, Mr Rodrigues also attended psychological counselling with his private psychotherapist, and was subsequently referred to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for further assessment. He was due to follow up with the IMH’s Adult Neurodevelopment Clinic when the incident occurred."
At about 7.40pm on Jul 9, 2016, Mr Rodrigues went to Tay and Lim's flat, and Tay chased after the victim, who ran up the stairs.
When Lim caught up, the two offenders pinned Mr Rodrigues to the ground and Tay punched his head multiple times and pushed it forcefully to the ground, said the police.
When the police arrived, they found the victim lying motionless on the ground and he was pronounced dead at the scene, with cause of death determined as traumatic asphyxia with head injury.
Source: CNA/ll(ta)
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[sweetiepie]

KNN my uncle wonder when would @ginfreely be beaten to death for harassing the neighbours KNN

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Police should be thankful that they have jobs. U take these imbeciles out to the real workplace and they are hardly worth a $2k salary!

 

[Hypocrite-The]

What is it with Yislum?

Yishun fatal assault case: Police find no evidence victim made threats to attacker
The more than 50 reports lodged by the family were in the form of 999 calls whenever he turned up outside their flat

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Singapore — In the case of a man who died in a 2016 fight with his childhood friend and the friend’s stepfather, the police released a statement on Monday (Oct 5) that there was no evidence that the victim, Mr Shawn Ignatius Rodrigues, had made threats to his friend, Ryan Xavier Tay Seet Choong, and his family, according to todayonline.com.
The police added that neither was there evidence that Mr Rodrigues assaulted Tay or his family members, nor was their property damaged by the victim.
Tay and his family had said they lodged more than 50 police reports about the behaviour of Mr Rodrigues.
The trial of Tay, 24, and his stepfather, Lawrence Lim Peck Beng, 58, began last February and ended on Monday (Oct 5). Tay was sentenced to four years and to Lim eight months in jail. Both men were convicted of voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
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Both men had testified that Mr Rodrigues, 26, a full-time national serviceman (NSF) and a childhood church friend of Tay, had been harassing them for more than two years, resulting in more than 50 police reports being filed within this period. Mr Rodrigues was also alleged to have molested Tay’s mother and assaulted an elderly woman in their Yishun neighbourhood.
The police confirmed in the statement that the police reports had indeed been filed. “Most of these police reports were in the form of 999 calls whenever Rodrigues turned up outside their flat.”
However, the police added: “There was no evidence to show that Rodrigues made any threats, damaged any property or assaulted Tay or members of his family.”
The police also referred to the occasion when Tay’s mother asked for help from her Member of Parliament (MP) regarding the alleged molestation by Mr Rodrigues, when he pulled her shoulder to ask for her son’s whereabouts.
The MP for Nee Soon GRC, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam, made representations to the police on behalf of Tay’s mother, who was later told by the police that they were looking into the incident.
Mr Shanmugam was not named in the police statement. He had not, in fact, met Tay’s mother at the Meet-the-People Session where she asked for help, although one of his lawyers took her statement.
The police said that, whenever they saw the victim in the vicinity, they told him not to harass Tay and his family. “In fact, when resources permitted, the police would remain in the neighbourhood and conduct patrols in case Rodrigues returned.”
Tay’s family, on the advice of the police, filed a Magistrate’s Complaint against the victim in January 2016 and, as a result, mediation had begun between the two parties the following month.
Mr Rodrigues also underwent psychological counselling with his private psychotherapist and had been referred to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), where he was scheduled for a follow up with the IMH’s Adult Neurodevelopment Clinic. He died before this took place.
On July 9, 2016, the day Mr Rodrigues died, he showed up at the Tay doorstep several times and shouted for Tay. Lim asked loudly why he wanted to see his stepson but this woke up Tay. He went after Mr Rodrigues, caught hold of him at the end of the corridor near the lift lobby and pushed him to the floor. Lim came and sat on the lower part of Mr Rodrigues so that he would stop thrashing his legs violently. Tay said that, at this point, Mr Rodrigues was bleeding from the nose.
The police then arrived to take Mr Rodrigues away but later told Tay and Lim that he had died.
Both say the death was accidental. Tay said: “The issue of Shawn harassing my family has been dragging for some time. I was worried while in camp … because my mother was molested … (there was) no update from police. It seems he was free in the neighbourhood.
“I did not expect Shawn to die. I admit that I had used excessive force on Shawn when I pushed his head down. But if I did not do this, he could’ve overpowered us because he’s bigger in size … I do not know what’s wrong with him.” /TISG

 

[sweetiepie]

Police should be thankful that they have jobs. U take these imbeciles out to the real workplace and they are hardly worth a $2k salary!

KNN all polis my uncle knows were already thankful with their jobs all the while KNN all of them are in fact proud of it but my uncle not sure do they know about how much is their worthiness outside the force KNN even my uncle himself wished he can be a polis even until now KNN but the leeson he leecided he will not be suitable is that he only will arrest people who he think needed arrest and will not take order blindly KNN

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Policemen and regular army signons are the most despised group. Right below prostitutes and pimps.

 

[sweetiepie]

Policemen and regular army signons are the most despised group. Right below prostitutes and pimps.

KNN on the other hand all the army regular my uncle know feels ashame of themselves KNN my uncle know the leeson also that's why he never wished for it KNN becos polis can catch thief whereas army cannot go for war KNN

 

[laksaboy]

Sinkie poodles is 党警, not your normal law enforcement force.

Then again, Sinkieland is not a normal country.

 

[sam heng]

I remember some policeman once said Pappies is Singapore, there is no different. I only have the honor of interacting with these poodle 3 time in my life, all I can said is they are not much different from those ah beng used car salesman.

 

[A Singaporean]

Fucking stupid spf. Always give excuses.

 

[millim6868]

spf too msny PRs , last time they gsve PRs to foreigners esp malaysians , now the spf like a shit hole,PRs come for money n it is not their country why they protect, it is s hard truth , their roots is their own country same as our PAPigs.

 

[zhihau]

so SPF saying they are competent as clowns?

 

[syed putra]

Fucking stupid spf. Always give excuses.

No restraining order. Police cannot anyhow detain a person in public places unless they are a threat to PAP.

 

[KuanTi01]

The people can judge for themselves whether or not they are incompetent clowns. No need to own self clear own self!

 

[eatshitndie]

are they waiting for the 69th report before taking any action?

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

I am pleasantly surprised that CNA actually demanded an answer from the Singapore Poodle Force. Looks like they attempt to be journalists at times. Much better than the Shit Times for sure.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

so SPF saying they are competent as clowns?

Dont insult clowns...unless they run the circus..which is what is happening now

 

[zhihau]

Dont insult clowns...unless they run the circus..which is what is happening now

 

[nirvarq]

Shawn Ignatius Rodrigues, who is 'special needs' he's 'slow', told his psychiatrist that he had “finally made a friend in the last few years” but was asked not to contact him any longer, hence he just wants to talk to Tan and clarifies what goes wrong or what had he done wrong.


They were close friends. Tay helped him alot because he was bullied.

Then he suspected Shawn to be gay and his other friends made fun of him for hanging around Shawn and assumed him to be gay as well. He said he felt disgusted by it and avoided Shawn.

What kind of friend would turn his back like that? He is no different from those who bullied Shawn. Gay or not should not be an issue if your friendship bond is sincere and platonic. You can't get a Gf and you blame others is Gay... /rofl............... knnbcb

The police said the 'reports' are just phone calls to the police and the police finds no threat to persons or properties. They advise the Tays could apply for a protection order if there's prove of harassment.

Now you tell me who are the real cruelly malicious people.............