When I read this story in the newspapers.. I was horrified.. shocked.. and so uncomfortable that I could not be at ease until just a few minutes ago.
You see.. I read the story on MyPaper (chinese words section), which described the detail account of an eye-witness from across where the incident happened. The eye-witness saw the mother sit on the window ledge.. then.. with the child.. next.. the mother pushed the child.. but the kid held on and stood on the ledge with his weak legs.. his hands grabbing onto his mother........next.. the mother then pushed away his hands.. but he held on to the window ledge.. and... and.. then.. the mother pried his hands away.. and that was when he fell...................................................
Firstly, from the number of reports, it seems that the mother has been taking care of her son.. for 9 years. So.. why now? Why not earlier?? (don't call me evil... I'm just as stunned and puzzled as almost everyone).. did something happen recently to be a catalyst for this horrific incident?
I mean.. for a mother that looked after a child with special needs.. for NINE YEARS.. is not an easy job. To push her son around in a pram.. lifting him out and putting him on again.. for NINE YEARS.. That's 3285 days (if the child did celebrate his 9 year birthday b4 his death). That's a lot of time to spend with another person.. your own flesh and blood even.
Did she suddenly realize that her child might not have a future in Sg? Or were there other events that unfolded.. that led her to commit such an unspeakable act??
Will the police investigate to give everyone a clear picture of WHY she did it? Or just charge her in court and let her rot away in jail.. and close the books on this case?
Why isn't the necessary govt agencies that deal with social issues, stepping in to find out and give the general public a better understanding of why a mother.. a supposingly caring mother.. would go to such an extreme measure as to end her own child's life?
I once heard from a criminal that "killing another person" is easy. And I also read from a book of people who did jail time for killing their own loved ones (children, wives, parents.. etc) that "killing someone you care about.. is the most difficult thing to do.. unless you are convinced that they will be better off dead than alive.."
The woman was 22 when she had her child.. she is now over 30.. and she might well face the death penalty for this act. But will ppl get to know why she chose to do this deed?
I will wait to see what happens.