If you are feeling distressed, you can call SOS' 24-hour hotline at 1767 (1-SOS). The teen was charged in court the next day. The case occurred less than a month after a 16-year-old boy from River Valley High School allegedly killed a schoolmate in one of the school’s toilets. He will return to court on 17 November for his sentencing. The prosecution did not object to the calling of an MTO suitability report. The teen has since been responding to treatment. The prosecution noted that the teen had been suffering from major depressive disorder and that a psychiatrist had stated a “clear contributory link” between the illness and his offence.ĭeputy Public Prosecutor Jeremy Bin said that his offence had been a “misguided attempt by the accused at passive suicide” and that the teen had hoped to either receive the death penalty or be imprisoned, as he wanted to be removed from society.
Investigations later found that the teen had bought a hoe from his home to school about two months ago and claimed it was for “self defence” as he believed that others wanted to harm him. At the moment he is not violent but he said if he step (sic) out of the room, he is going to attack somebody.” He asked me to call the police because he don't (sic) feel safe. The counsellor felt alarmed and called the police at 2.27pm, saying, “I have a student who attempt (sic) murder. He also threatened to kill the father of one of his classmates. If you let me go back to class, I will attack my classmates.” At the start of the session, he told the counsellor, “After this session, do me a favour and call the police. On the afternoon of 5 August this year, the teen had scheduled an appointment with a school counsellor at his school. The 19-year-old Singaporean, a first-year student, cannot be named as the court imposed a gag order protecting the accused and the victim’s identity, as well as the name of the polytechnic. Offenders will then receive psychiatric treatment in lieu of jail time. An MTO is usually given to accused persons with psychiatric disorders. The State Court on Wednesday (20 October) ordered that the teen be assessed for a mandatory treatment order (MTO). SINGAPORE - A polytechnic student who told his school counsellor to call the police or he would “attempt murder” and attack his classmates, pleaded guilty to a charge of using threatening words to cause alarm on Wednesday (20 October). 'I will attempt murder': Poly counsellor calls police after student threatens classmates