He falls trying to flee from cop
AT about 12.20am on 30 Jul, a man called the police to say that a girl was wandering around the coffee shop at Block 632, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, according to court documents.
[SIZE=-2]HUMBLE HOME: Sebestian lived with his mother in a two-room rental flat in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4. [/SIZE]
The 'girl' was, in fact, Ah Boy. The skinny teenager was often mistaken for a girl because of his shoulder-length hair.
Police officers arrived at 1am and learnt from Ah Boy's friend that he had been begging for food at the coffee shop for the past few days.
The police asked Ah Boy where he lived. But they had problems communicating with him because of his autism.
Autism is a brain development disorder that begins in early childhood and affects verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Ah Boy gave the police a wrong address and said he wanted to walk home on his own.
Fearing for his safety, an officer trailed him to make sure that he returned home safely.
When Ah Boy realised that he was being followed, he tried to dodge the officer by darting between the pillars.
The officer last saw him near the lift lobby of Block 646, Ang Mo Kio Street 61. He rushed forward but lost sight of Ah Boy again.
Meanwhile, the lift went up to the 12th storey.
A few minutes later, Ah Boy's body was found at the foot of the block. One of his yellow slippers was wedged in a small opening of the parapet wall on the 12th storey.
State Coroner Earnest Lau said in his findings that Ah Boy had panicked and somehow fallen to his death. On 18 Dec, he recorded a verdict of misadventure.
AT about 12.20am on 30 Jul, a man called the police to say that a girl was wandering around the coffee shop at Block 632, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, according to court documents.
[SIZE=-2]HUMBLE HOME: Sebestian lived with his mother in a two-room rental flat in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4. [/SIZE]
The 'girl' was, in fact, Ah Boy. The skinny teenager was often mistaken for a girl because of his shoulder-length hair.
Police officers arrived at 1am and learnt from Ah Boy's friend that he had been begging for food at the coffee shop for the past few days.
The police asked Ah Boy where he lived. But they had problems communicating with him because of his autism.
Autism is a brain development disorder that begins in early childhood and affects verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Ah Boy gave the police a wrong address and said he wanted to walk home on his own.
Fearing for his safety, an officer trailed him to make sure that he returned home safely.
When Ah Boy realised that he was being followed, he tried to dodge the officer by darting between the pillars.
The officer last saw him near the lift lobby of Block 646, Ang Mo Kio Street 61. He rushed forward but lost sight of Ah Boy again.
Meanwhile, the lift went up to the 12th storey.
A few minutes later, Ah Boy's body was found at the foot of the block. One of his yellow slippers was wedged in a small opening of the parapet wall on the 12th storey.
State Coroner Earnest Lau said in his findings that Ah Boy had panicked and somehow fallen to his death. On 18 Dec, he recorded a verdict of misadventure.
