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  • State Coroner: Don’t Leave Your Children Alone At Home

    State Coroner: Don’t Leave Your Children Alone At Home

    She did not want to rouse her three-year-old granddaughter from sleep.

    So, around 12.20pm on Jan 20, Madam Manisah Subakin decided to leave Nur Syahamah Syahrom home alone in their fourth-storey flat.

    She then went out to fetch the little girl’s older sister from Rosyth School, which is near their home at Block 542, Serangoon North Avenue 4.

    Madam Manisah, 66, returned just 15 minutes later. To her horror, the toddler was lying unconscious near the void deck.

    The little girl died 24 days later in hospital.

    In an inquiry into her death yesterday, State Coroner Marvin Bay said Nur Syahamah had fallen more than 10 metres from an ungrilled balcony window to the ground below.

    She was in a pink top, pink shorts and had one pink slipper on her right foot while the other one was found nearby, next to a rubbish chute. There was no blood at the scene.

    Nur Syahamah was rushed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where it was found that she had fractured her skull and suffered severe traumatic brain injury.

    She was transferred on the same day to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital where she died of pneumonia on Feb 13.

    Coroner Bay found her death to be a tragic misadventure.

    He said all the other windows in the flat had grilles.

    According to the findings, after seeing her granddaughter lying motionless downstairs, Madam Manisah rushed home and saw a white stool under the balcony window.

    It had originally been placed below a wooden bench in the living room.

    The little girl, who was 1.03m tall, had most likely moved it to the window by herself, reached a ledge and fallen out.

    Coroner Bay said the stool was 28cm high while the ledge was 95cm above the balcony floor.

    He added: “She may not have been able to fully understand that her actions put her at a perilous risk of falling from height.”

    HABIT

    Nur Syahamah had four older siblings between seven and 14 years old, and Madam Manisah had taken care of all of them.

    Madam Manisah said Nur Syahamah had a habit of standing on her bed and looking out of the window. She liked watching her siblings go to school.

    About two hours before the tragedy, the grandmother had opened the balcony window slightly and placed a pillow on a ledge to sun it.

    When she left the flat, she locked the main gate, leaving the sleeping Nur Syahamah alone in the unit.

    The little girl must have woken up and found that her grandmother was not home.

    Coroner Bay said Nur Syahamah had apparently wanted to leave the flat to look for Madam Manisah as she was found with her slippers.

    Finding herself locked in, she might have gone to the balcony window which was partially open and fallen out.

    He added that this case was similar to the one involving four-year-old Darien Riley Zabiq, who suffered a fatal fall after he was left alone at home with his then-two-year-old sister.

    Darien fell nine storeys from his new home in Yishun Ring Road in October last year after he placed a chair in front of a window and pushed it open.

    Coroner Bay said: “Nur’s sad demise does underscore the essential importance of installing and securing grilles and windows to prevent accidental falls, and also to adopt other sensible measures to render a home fully child-safe.

    “Young children are by nature inquisitive and keen to explore their environment.

    “The dangers of leaving young children home alone cannot be overstated.”

    Nur Syahamah’s father, Mr Syahrom Mohammad Yunus, 43, was in court yesterday during the inquiry but declines to be interviewed.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Father Of Abused Toddler, Daniel: I Never Got To See My Son Alive

    Father Of Abused Toddler, Daniel: I Never Got To See My Son Alive

    He was in prison when his son was born.

    Day after day, he counted down the days to when he could hold his boy in his arms.

    But when Mr Mohamad Nasser Abdul Gani could finally do that, it was too late.

    The only time he got to hold Mohamad Daniel Mohamad Nasser was when he was about to bury him.

    His son died on Nov 23 last year, about a month before his third birthday, after 25 days of sustained abuse by his mother, Zaidah, 41, and her live-in boyfriend, Zaini Jamari, 46.

    Choking back tears, Mr Nasser, 41, told The New Paper yesterday: “I never got to see him alive.

    “The only time I held him in my arms, he was a lifeless corpse.”


    Mr Mohamad Nasser Abdul Gani. TNP PHOTO: JEREMY LONG

    He said he had spent 18 months behind bars from December 2012 to June 2014 for drug-related offences.

    Two months before he went in, Mr Nasser was informed by Zaidah, whom he had married in Batam and later divorced, that she was pregnant with his child.

    A few weeks into his sentence, Mr Nasser said an officer asked him to sign a document, which informed him that he was the father to a boy named Daniel.

    This gave him something to look forward to after serving his time.

    “I told myself that I would find my son after I got out,” said Mr Nasser, who works as a cleaner.

    LONG SEARCH

    But after his release, he found out that Zaidah was no longer living at her old address.

    Making it his top priority to find Daniel, Mr Nasser reached out to Zaidah’s friends, tried all possible phone numbers he could think of and even visited places he thought she might frequent.

    A year of searching yielded no results. None of his friends or acquaintances knew where Zaidah and Daniel were.


    Mohamad Daniel Mohamad Nasser died about a month before his third birthday. PHOTO: ABDU MANAF AL ANSARI

    Frustrated by each failed attempt to find his boy, he started losing hope of ever meeting Daniel.

    Mr Nasser, who has two older children from a previous marriage, said: “I was not even given a chance to meet my own son.

    “I did everything I could, but they could not be found anywhere. I thought that I would never see or hear about Daniel ever again.”

    About five months later, on the evening of Nov 26 last year, he finally got news about his son. It was a call from a police officer, who asked if he had a son named Daniel.

    Mr Nasser excitedly said yes, thinking that after more than two years, they would finally get to meet. But what he thought was good news brought his world crashing down.

    The officer told him the heartbreaking news that Daniel had died after being abused.

    “I did not even get to see Daniel alive, and now they called me to identify his dead body,” Mr Nasser said.

    Putting aside his anguish, Mr Nasser went to the mortuary the next day and saw his son for the first time.

    It left him in tears.

    CUTS AND BRUISES

    “There were cuts and bruises everywhere on his tiny body,” he said.

    “It broke my heart to look at him, my own flesh and blood, knowing that he had been hurt and tortured so badly.”

    Mr Nasser collected Daniel’s body on Nov 30.

    It was to be the first and last day that he would get to hold his son.

    That same afternoon, he and seven of his family members buried Daniel.


    Mr Mohamad Nasser Abdul Gani (extreme right) with his family members at the burial site of his son. PHOTO: ABDU MANAF AL ANSARI

    His brother, Mr Abdu Manaf Al Ansari, said that though they did not get to know Daniel, the family loved him and wanted to make sure he was given the proper last rites.

    “We are the paternal side that Daniel could have grown up with,” he told The New Paper.

    “Daniel was not an outcast, not from a broken family. He had a good family, only that he was denied true love from us.”

    Asked what he would have told his son if he were still alive, Mr Nasser broke down before saying he would have promised Daniel that he would be the best father possible.

    “He was my own son, I did not get to do anything for him, did not get to hold him, or tell him that I love him,” he said.

    “I would have given anything for the opportunity to take care of him.”

    I did not even get to see Daniel alive, and now they called me to identify his dead body.

    – Mr Mohamad Nasser Abdul Gani

    We are the paternal side that Daniel could have grown up with. Daniel was not an outcast, not from a broken family. He had a good family, only that he was denied true love from us.

    – Daniel’s uncle, Mr Abdu Manaf Al Ansari

    ABOUT THE CASE

    Mohamad Daniel Mohamad Nasser, who died about a month short of his third birthday, was abused for 25 days over a 35-day period.

    During that time, he was kicked and slapped almost every day by his pregnant mother and her boyfriend.

    Cleaners Zaidah, 41, and Zaini Jamari, 46, also made Daniel stand with his hands on his head while wearing only a diaper as punishment.

    They also forced him to eat spoonfuls of dried chilli.

    He was found motionless on Nov 23, 2015, the morning after he fell and hit his head on the floor when Zaini kicked him.

    An autopsy found that the cause of death was bleeding in the brain.

    Last Thursday, Zaidah and Zaini were each convicted of three charges of child abuse and one count each of causing grievous hurt.

    Zaidah admitted to 26 other charges of abusing Daniel, and Zaini to another 18 counts.

    The couple will be sentenced next Tuesday.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Boyfriend Of Women Killed In Accident Near Jurong West Ramadan Bazaar Wanted To Punch Driver

    Boyfriend Of Women Killed In Accident Near Jurong West Ramadan Bazaar Wanted To Punch Driver

    The loud crash startled him, as it did the other stallholders and customers at the Ramadan bazaar.

    Mr Mohamad Sophian, 24, who operates a Ramly burger stall, rushed out to see what had happened.

    A crowd had gathered, and although he saw his girlfriend’s wallet on the road, it did not register that something might have happened to her.

    It was only when Mr Sophian got closer to the crowd that the horrible truth hit him: A woman was lying in a pool of blood after being hit by a car, and that woman was his girlfriend.

    The accident happened at about 8.30pm last Tuesday. Ms Siti Nurfadariiyah Rosdi, 21, was crossing the road at the junction between Jurong West Avenue 1 and Jurong West Street 41 when a car hit her.

    Witnesses said she was flung to the other side of the road and landed head first.

    A stall owner’s niece, Nur Fatin Farisha, 15, told The New Paper that the crash was so loud it shocked almost everyone at the bazaar.

    She said: “Some of the stalls were already closed by then. Almost all the stallholders ran out of the bazaar and started to form a crowd around her.

    “She was near the central road divider when the car hit her.”

    Miss Siti suffered multiple injuries and died on the way to the hospital.

    The driver, a 41-year-old man, was arrested by the police.

    NABBED: A 41-year-old male driver has been arrested in relation to the case. PHOTO COURTESY OF MR AFYQUE SALLEH

     

    Miss Siti had been on her way to her boyfriend’s stall when she was hit. The student at a private college had been helping her boyfriend’s family at the bazaar every year for the past five years.

    Mr Sophian told TNP: “The last thing she said to me was ‘I’ll come back soon’.

    “I didn’t expect that was the last time I was going to see her. When I saw her lying in the pool of blood, I almost collapsed.”

    He felt her faint pulse for the mere seconds he got to cradle her.

    “I was sad and then I got angry. I wanted so much to punch the driver in the face,” said Mr Sophian.

    He was restrained by the other stall owners. When TNP visited the stall last Friday, it was closed.

    Mr Sophian left small bouquets of flowers on the food case of the burger stall, the road divider where Miss Siti was hit and the tree near the spot where she landed.

    “Throughout the five years I was with her, she frequently told me that I never buy her flowers,” Mr Sophian said.

    “Now that she’s gone, this is all I can do for her.”

    The police said they were alerted to the accident at 9.07pm. Investigations are ongoing.

    Miss Siti was taken unconscious to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force.

    Miss Siti’s brother, Mr Muhammad Fadiq Rosdi, 27, was also shocked by the news of her death.

    The container handling specialist was on his way to meet his friends when he received a call from his younger brother.

    “He was sobbing on the phone and kept repeating ‘she is gone’. I didn’t want to believe it until I saw her body (at the scene) with my own eyes,” he told TNP last Friday.

    When he arrived, Mr Fadiq saw the driver crouching at the side of the road.

    Miss Siti and Mr Sophian. PHOTO COURTESY OF MR MOHAMAD SOPHIAN

     

    “When the Traffic Police introduced me as the deceased’s brother, he just stood up and walked away,” he said.

    “I couldn’t bring myself to look him in the eye. I just felt angry every time I looked in his direction,” he said.

    The fourth of six children said his family is still trying to cope with the loss of Miss Siti.

    “My mother, especially, is still grieving. Both of them were very close, they did a lot of things together,” said Mr Fadiq.

    DONATION

    A fellow stall owner, Mr Afyque Salleh, 25, was about to close his hair products stall when he saw the accident.

    He started collecting donations yesterday to help Miss Siti’s family.

    The airport emergency officer took to Facebook to urge members of the public to contribute.

    “I lost my brother to a car accident four years ago so I know how it feels to lose a loved one,” he said.

    “Since her boyfriend’s family owns the stall just behind mine, she’s a familiar sight at the bazaar. I just wanted to do my part to help.”

    For every hair product he sells, he will donate $2 to Miss Siti’s family. As of last night, he had already raised about $600.

    Mr Afyque said he will collect donations until the bazaar ends on July 3. Mr Fadiq thanked him for his generosity and urged members of the public who witnessed the accident to come forward.

    “I hope we can get justice for her,” said Mr Fadiq.

    My mother, especially, is still grieving. Both of them were very close, they did a lot of things together.

    – Miss Siti’s brother, Mr Muhammad Fadiq Rosdi

    Throughout the five years I was with her, she frequently told me that I never buy her flowers. Now that she’s gone, this is all I can do for her.

    – Mr Mohamad Sophian, who left bouquets at the burger stall, the central road divider where Miss Siti was hit and the tree she landed near.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • SMRT Accident: There Was One More Staff On The Track

    SMRT Accident: There Was One More Staff On The Track

     

    Deepest Condolences to the family of Allahyarham Nasrulhudin Bin Najumudin, age 26 and also to his colleague’s family, Allahyarham Muhammad Asyraf Bin Ahmad Buhari, age 24, whose parents are still doing the umrah at makkah.

    Both started working with SMRT in January this year and are still on job training when the incident happened just now at 11:10am. The two deceased and a third technician were given green light to inspect the track when a train came and ran into them. The third staff managed to jump out and survived.

    Marilah sedekahkan Al-Fatihah kepada Nasrul dan Asyraf (Pasir Ris SMRT staffs). May Allah rest their souls with the pious and saints.

    أَعْظَمَ اللهُ أَجْرَكَ وَأحْسَنَ عَزَائَكَ وغَفَرَ ِلمَيِّتِكَ

    “Semoga Allah mengagungkan pahalamu, mengindahkan sabarmu dan memaafkan jenazahmu.”
    Amin..

    [Editor’s notes]
    According to the screenshot of the Whatsapp chat that is circulating, Allahyarham Nasrulhudin was to get married this Saturday.
    Today is Allahyarham Muhammad Asyraff’s birthday

    [Article source: Naim Nuqman]

    [Image source: Hardwarezone]

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

  • K Shanmugam: Boy’s Death From Fall Was A Tragedy That Could’ve Been Averted, Contractors Need To Be Held Accountable

    K Shanmugam: Boy’s Death From Fall Was A Tragedy That Could’ve Been Averted, Contractors Need To Be Held Accountable

    Tragedy that could have been avoided
    ——————–
    On 6 Oct 2015, a 4 year-old boy fell to his death in Yishun. He apparently fell from an open window in his flat. It was a tragic accident. It could have been prevented if there had been window grilles.

    The family had just moved into the flat. The father of the child says that the contractor was supposed to do a number of works, including installing the window grilles.

    The family’s move-in date had already been delayed for eight days by the contractor. When the family moved in, some of the agreed items had not been installed, including the window grilles.

    Attempts to contact the contractor were not successful.

    The father was particularly concerned about the window grilles as he had young children. He told the contractor this, and exchanged WhatsApp messages with the contractor. The contractor had removed the previous grilles but did not install new ones!.

    According to the father, when he finally suggested to terminate the contract, the contractor asked to meet him, but did not turn up at the agreed date and time!

    After a few days, the contractor contacted him to say that his company will send a cancellation letter. The letter never arrived.

    The window grilles were not installed and the tragedy happened.

    The father attempted to contact the contractor, sent him the news reports of his son’s death – and no response from the contractor. No apology, no visit, and the father thinks the contractor has even blocked him, from messaging the contractor.

    If these facts are true, then the conduct is shameful, irresponsible and has contributed to the tragedy.

    One can understand the parents’ anger, anguish. To lose a child like this. Because someone has not done what he is supposed to have done. And the conduct after the tragedy is shocking.

    When I visited the family, the parents were stoic. They recounted the story without rancour. I was quite upset.

    There must be steps taken against such contractors – if what the father says is correct. We must help the family to get legal recourse. It wont bring back the child, but there has to be some justice done. I have told we will help find a lawyer for the family.

    http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/boy-4-falls-death-yishun-flat

     

    Source: K Shanmugam Sc