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ACS boy argued with mum then jumped down

makapaaa

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</TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- headline one : end --></TD></TR><TR><TD>15-year-old wanted a switch but parents tried to dissuade him</TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- Author --></TD></TR><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->A 15-YEAR-OLD jumped from the 11th-floor bedroom window of his home - in front of his mother - after a disagreement with his parents over his intention to switch his co-curricular activity (CCA) in school. Tan Wen Yi had wanted to switch from track-and-field to drama but his parents were against it.

Up till then, no one would have thought Wen Yi as a troubled or even self-destructive sort. The Secondary 3 student of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) was described as cheerful and was well-liked by his classmates and respectful towards his teachers, the Coroner's Court heard yesterday.

A police investigation report presented in court said that on Feb 13 this year, Wen Yi skipped track-and-field training to play football. He was caught by his track teacher and questioned.
He later complained to his classmate that he had been dealt track training sessions four times a week as punishment; he also said he was going to die, but his classmate assumed he was joking.
On their way home in the same bus, Wen Yi was cracking jokes and did not appear depressed.
Staff Sergeant Raymond Chng of the Tanglin Police Division said in his investigation report that Wen Yi's mother received a call from the track teacher that afternoon about her son's ditching his training for football. The teacher, Mr Ng Yeong Joo, 38, who had been told that Wen Yi wanted to switch to drama, told the teen's mother to advise him against it.
That evening, in a talk with his parents in their Stevens Road condo home over the matter, Wen Yi said he had lost his inspiration to run and insisted on the switch.
His parents tried to talk him out of it, but he refused to listen.
He then announced that he had planned to make the switch the following month, 'but I am going to do it now'. He headed for his bedroom, followed by his mother, who sensed something amiss. Before her eyes, he walked up to the window, opened the blinds, climbed onto the ledge, pushed the window open and jumped out. She rushed forward but was too late.
Staff Sgt Chng said that a day before, Wen Yi had sent a classmate a text message in which he said he was going to commit a crime - jump off a building as a 'final feat of rebellion' and let his craziness be known to the world. 'Will you as a friend accompany me on this day?' he had asked.
When he took up track-and- field in 2006, his attendance was irregular, but he blossomed into a medal-winner last year.
His parents were not in court yesterday. Asked why by State Counsel Lee Cheow Han, Staff Sgt Chng said the couple have gone overseas to forget what had happened. They have another child, a girl aged 10. State Coroner Earnest Lau recorded a verdict of suicide.
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pfingo

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teacher should be charged for coerce of murder

parents can even think of holiday...well done i am speechless :cool:
 

myo539

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I am glad that people are mature enough not to blame MOE or gahment for the boy's "craziness". Not yet perhaps?

Parents must know their own children well and learn to handle them when they face problems.
 

madmansg

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A 15-YEAR-OLD jumped from the 11th-floor bedroom window of his home - in front of his mother - after a disagreement with his parents over his intention to switch his co-curricular activity (CCA) in school. Tan Wen Yi had wanted to switch from track-and-field to drama but his parents were against it.

Up till then, no one would have thought Wen Yi as a troubled or even self-destructive sort. The Secondary 3 student of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) was described as cheerful and was well-liked by his classmates and respectful towards his teachers, the Coroner's Court heard yesterday.
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very drama leh. Really got talent in drama. Pity he forget he not in a play when he jump out of the window , as he could have keng all the way to SAF drama company.
 

madmansg

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as a scientist , I can deduce that steven road has many enblocs and the resultant pollution affected the young boy nervous system pushing it into the evolutionary pathway that millions of years ago we had bypassed when we progress from flying squrrels into monkeys.
 

blackmore

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stay Stevens Rd and study ACS, dealt such a good hand in life and yet so weak...

I guess the boy must have everything handed to him on a silver platter. Too easy in life breeds complacency and over confidence in the mind of a child. Hic, its only a CCA and he think its a career switch or mid life crisis.

I wonder if its the school or the kids that come out of that school. Many I encounter are just a pain in the arse.:cool:
 

theblackhole

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parents can't manage own son.teachers can't manage students.boy can't manage his own emotions.rich and wealthy families can't manage home affairs. we cannot manage our own fate and destiny.it's karma.

rest in peace boy.rest in peace.this world is crazy.this world is mad. this world is burning.rest in peace.
 

theblackhole

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if anyone wants to commit suicide on the impulse, there's nothing to stop him...

just live and let live...tolerate each other and don't be so dogmatic and fanatical about things...afterall life here is nothing but a dream and a nightmare. enjoy life while it lasts.
 

scoobyhoo

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i am sorry for the parents. to those friends who are junior age here, just remember do not do something to let your parents have tears in their eyes.
 
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