Bukit Batok double tragedy: Mother carried girl before
jumping
By Shaffiq Alkhatib | Posted:
19 September 2011 1417 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A mother who fell to her death with her
young daughter from a Bukit Batok flat in April had carried the
girl before making the fatal leap, the coroner's court heard
Monday.
In an inquest into the double tragedy, the court heard that the
mother, former China national, He Xuejing, had intended to end her
own life and took nine-year-old Bao Peiqin with her.
Both fell to their deaths from a 12-storey flat at Block 290B Bukit
Batok Street 24 at around 7am on April 15.
Forty-five-year-old Madam He was initially very positive about her
move to Singapore almost 15 years ago.
She had no major complaints about her new life here, but her
husband, 49-year-old Bao Xiaoming, an A*STAR researcher, recalled
that her attitude changed late last year.
He noted that she became more agitated over what appeared to be
trivial matters and could sense that she was losing her enthusiasm
about living in Singapore.
The Baos, who came from China, obtained their Singapore citizenship
in 2003.
But even after nearly 10 years here, Madam He frequently told her
husband that their own behaviour and mannerisms were not like
native Singaporeans.
Her elder daughter had also overheard her saying that unlike China
nationals, Madam He felt that Singaporeans tended to not reveal
their feelings and opinions.
Madam He also felt that Peiqin was not welcomed in school and
should return to China.
She deliberately did not send her to school one day to see how it
would react to her daughter's absence.
And Madam He arrived at that conclusion after she claimed that
staff members there did not call her to enquire about Peiqin.
Investigating officer, Sergeant Russell Lim Fang Yu, told the court
that shortly after discovering the bodies, officers went up to the
Baos' flat and noticed that a black chair had been placed beside a
wide open bedroom window.
Officers also found three handwritten letters, most probably
written by Madam He addressed to her parents, husband and elder
daughter.
The court heard that the letters stated that she loved her family
members and that she was about to "leave" with Peiqin.
State Coroner Imran Abdul Hamid said that Madam He had unlawfully
caused her daughter's death, adding that Peiqin was a victim of her
mother's "impulsive act".
Both died from multiple injuries and were pronounced dead at the
spot at around 8am that day.
- CNA/cc
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probably depression.
why not just go back to china?
sigh...