Serious sec 3 or 4 boy recently committed suicide, smashed through covered walkway.

[EunoiaJAYCEE]

Yet another young life lost to suicide

Sigh Singapore is really suicide central.

 

[EunoiaJAYCEE]

Hmm wonder where this took place, newspapers like never report.

 

[ckmpd]

Yet another young life lost to suicide

Sigh Singapore is really suicide central.

Many suicides in SG, especially those in RWS and MBS, were not reported by SPH and pap

 

[JohnTan]

I hope the town council billed the boy's family for the damaged walkway.

 

[Cottonmouth]

People should look at LHL and live on.
He can shamelessly fail and continue to live when he should have killed himself a hundred times over long ago.

 

[ramai]

Hmm wonder where this took place, newspapers like never report.

There is an average of 1 suicide per day in Singapore. The newspaper won't bother to report every suicide.

 

[Cottonmouth]

There is an average of 1 suicide per day in Singapore. The newspaper won't bother to report every suicide.

So what is the selection criteria?

 

[ramai]

So what is the selection criteria?

Whatever that is newsworthy, like Benjamin Lim's death. Or someone decides to jump MRT again.

 

[Rogue Trader]

there are many student suicides but only the most high profile ones ever get reported.

Student suicide rate has even become a KPI for principals nowadays.

 

[johnny333]

Are people still going to the Bedok Reservoir or is there a new popular place to do it?