Investigations into the 15-year-old Yuen Kai Lek's
death revealed that the boy had no intention of taking his
life. …
A teen who was suffering from Down's Syndrome accidentally
hanged himself in his bedroom earlier this year.
A coroner ruled that the 15-year-old Yuen Kai Lek accidentally
suffocated himself with a rope tied around his neck from his
bedroom window.
It was not the first time the student from Fernvale Gardens
School was playing with rope and wires, using them to tie his hands
and feet.
Subsequently, his parents taught Yuen to not do it again and
threw the wires away but forgot about the nylon rope in the
kitchen, reported The Straits Times.
On the day of the accident, Yuen was last seen alive at 1pm by
his 57-year-old mother who was on her way out to work.
The boy had locked himself in his room as he usually would and
while his 17-year-old brother was in another room using the
computer. His 62-year-old father was preparing Chinese New
Year cards in a different room.
When his elder brother knocked on Yuen's door to take his
uniform to prepare for work, no one came to the locked door.
A spare key was used to unlock the door and Yuen was found
lifeless with his face already black.
When found, Yuen's upper body was slightly suspended from
the bed on which his lower body was resting because of the
rope tied to the grille. His hands were by the side.
According to investigating officer Hannah Cheong, there were no
other visible injuries except for the marks around the neck and
foul play had been ruled out.