By now most of us know about the tragic incident that happened on January 21, Friday evening.
Series Of Events :
At around 6:25pm the police received the call for assistance by a man at a playground along Greenridge Crescent.
The man who called the police was the father of two kids who were found motionless near the canal when the police arrived. After arrival both the kids pronounced dead at the scene by paramedic. The death was classified as unnatural death by police and the investigations are in process.
Officers from the police’s Gurkha Contingent were seen combing through the area behind the playground and canal.
Family Placed Offerings :
Twins With Special Needs :
When asked by ST, the family friend of deceased said that he met the kids before when they were 6-7 years old and they were “lively and energetic”. Straits Times also confirmed that the twins were children with special needs.
Look Out Message Viral :
When everyone was shocked to know about the death of 11-year-old’s and had no idea of how it happened, one post from a Singapore Taxi Driver’s Facebook group went viral on social media.
The group member Tek Wee said in a post “Not sure if this is related to the 2 boys, but since police are on the look out, I might as well post here. Hopefully members of the public can help”.
Replying to one of the member’s comment the user Tek Wee said “Last night I received this from Stride, I already feel strange bcos this is unlike the usual wanted person notice. Didn’t know tragedy has happened”.
What is known so far :
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ?
A pair of ethnic Chinese, special needs twins aged 11. Reportedly, they are children with special needs.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ?
In a 2m wide stormwater canal near a playground at Greenridge Crescent, Upper Bukit Timah. The site is described as a โsecluded and quiet parkโ. The canal, described as large and deep, cuts across the playground.
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ?
The father of the twin brothers.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ?
After 6.25pm on Jan 21 (Friday)
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต?
Not yet known. They were pronounced dead by a paramedic on site.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต?
Not yet known. The police have classified the case as unnatural death. Investigations are ongoing.
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ?
No one has yet been named or arrested by the police.
The police have issued a lookout for a “tan-looking male of an unknown race, 30 – 40 years”. He was in a “grey shirt and sports shoes”. This person was last seen on Jan 21 (Friday), 1500hrs at Greenridge Crescent.
There is no pain greater than that of the loss of a child.
Condolences to the family
Let’s spare a thought for the grieving family and not speculate anything and comments insensitive remarks on the twins death. Let the police do the investigation, hope this case is solved as soon as possible.
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