SINGAPORE — A teenager accused of killing his River Valley High School (RVHS) schoolmate in 2021 intends to plead guilty to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Deputy Public Prosecutor Sean Teh told the court on Thursday (April 6) the teen is expected to do so in August. The case has also been transferred to the High Court. The 18-year-old...
The teen allegedly used an axe to repeatedly slash the neck, head and body of a 13-year-old boy inside a toilet at RVHS in 2021.SINGAPORE — A teenager accused of killing his River Valley High School schoolmate in 2021 intends to plead guilty to culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
He was originally handed a murder charge but it was reduced, in February, to that of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. During earlier proceedings, the court heard the accused had attempted suicide in 2019, and was assessed at the Institute of Mental Health. RVHS was resourced with additional counsellors, and mental well-being awareness talks were conducted for its students, the ministry added.
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