POLICE STATEMENT ON CORONER’S INQUIRY INTO BENJAMIN LIM’S DEATH
The Coroner has set out his findings, on the tragic suicide of Benjamin Lim. The findings put to rest many of the questions raised prior to the Coroner’s Inquiry.
The Police note that the Coroner said that there was no indication that anything was wrong with Benjamin, during the Police interviews. The Coroner also accepted the evidence that there was nothing wrong with the Police interviews, arrest and investigations in the matter. Benjamin was interviewed twice: by one officer at his school who was in plain clothes, in the presence of school officials, and by another officer at Ang Mo Kio Police station. The Coroner said that Benjamin had been treated sensitively by the Police.
The Coroner has suggested that it would be good to consider whether school counsellors should accompany the students before and after the Police interview, without interfering with the Police investigations. This will be considered. The Police had announced on 1 February 2016 that it was conducting a review, to consider whether young offenders should be accompanied by an appropriate adult. Details will be released, once the review is completed.
We wish to again convey our deepest condolences to the family of Benjamin.
Source: Singapore Police Force
