SINGAPORE: A three-year-old boy who was found dead at the foot of a block in Ang Mo Kio in February had been left alone in the seventh-floor flat, ...
SINGAPORE: A three-year-old boy who was found dead at the foot of a block in Ang Mo Kio in February had been left alone in the seventh-floor flat, a coroner found on Tuesday , reiterating her advice against such a practice.
This was the first time she had done so, as she previously would take the boy with her to work if her husband was away, saying that the boy was afraid of the dark if left home alone.On the day of the incident, the woman intended to return home at 7am after opening the stall at 5.30am. Her colleague would have already reported for work. She planned to take her grandson to a childcare centre at 8am before returning to the stall.
About an hour after the grandmother left for work, a neighbour heard a loud thud while preparing breakfast in her kitchen. She said her grandson was a very active boy who would run around the house, climb up on the sofa and jump around. State Coroner Kamala Ponnampalam said the boy's death was a tragic misadventure. He had likely woken up and found himself alone, she said.
"Young children are known to be impulsive and unpredictable. They lack the cognitive maturity to appreciate the consequences of their actions," she said.
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