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SINGAPORE: The father of an intellectual handicapped girl stabbed her to death before launching into death because he thought that ending their lives would solve her worries about her future, the state coroner said. Friday, September 7th.
On August 20, Tang Soh Ha, 69, was found dead at the foot of Block 560 Pasir Ris 51, where he lived with his wife and three children.
Her 27-year-old daughter, Tang Hui Yee, autistic and intellectually handicapped, was found in a pool of blood in the kitchen of their second-floor house.
State Coroner Kamala Ponnampalam, who presented her findings Friday afternoon, said that Mr. Tang had been treated for depression and was diagnosed with bipolar mood disorder and delirium.
About two weeks before the double death, Mr. Tang consulted a doctor at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) after being referred by a polyclinic for having suicidal thoughts.
He said that he had trouble sleeping and that he was in a bad mood, with "passing passive suicidal thoughts of dying by jumping up high". He was unable to sleep and was thinking about his daughter's future.
Mr. Tang was diagnosed with insomnia with secondary depressive features and prescribed a low dose of diazepam to ease his sleep.
He also received a follow-up appointment date and was advised to return to the IMS emergency if he felt suicidal or unable to cope with his symptoms.
Mr. TANG was sick for two weeks before the dead: the son
According to Mr. Tang's son, his father had felt very sick about two weeks before his death. He also had suicidal thoughts, which led Mr. Tang's son to take him to Pasir Ris Polyclinic.
After being referred to IMH and receiving prescribed sleeping pills, his father was able to sleep sometimes.
However, he complained of feeling tired easily and making negative comments such as "he was putting a load on the family and taking care of Ms. Tang's not there".
The night before the incident, Mr. Tang's son returned home to find his father lying on the sofa in the living room. Around 3 am, he saw his father reading the Bible in the kitchen.
Around 9:00 am the next day, he saw his father playing with his granddaughter in the kitchen.
Nearly two hours later, the son left home with his mother to buy furniture and supplies. It was the last time he saw his father alive.
Around 2 pm that day, Mr. Tang's son received a police call, which told him that something had happened to his family.
He rushed home with his mother and saw his father's body on the ground floor. When her mother went upstairs with a policeman, they found Ms. Tang lying in the kitchen without moving.
Mr. Tang's son revealed that his father was the one who generally took care of his sister and had recently been stressed that she could not take care of herself properly because of her poor health.
The husband worried that his health was failing: WIFE
Mr. Tang's wife, Ms. Yeo, said that "everything was normal" when she left home with her son on the morning of death.
Prior to the incident, however, she noticed that her husband had not slept well and was not his usual self.
She said that he "kept thinking of many things" and worried about their daughter. He feared that his health would fail and that there would be no one to look after her in the future.
Ms. Tang had a moderate intellectual disability and was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at a young age.
A week before her death, she went for a walk at IMH. She seemed to have a relapse of some behavioral problems and often played with water and stood under the showerhead, running water for hours.
She had also beaten others several times when she did not manage.
NO BASIS FOR BELIEVING THIRD PARTY IS INVOLVED: CORONER'S STATE
The state coroner said that there was "no reason to believe that a third party was involved in the death of Ms. Tang" because there is no had no sign of looting the house.
The DNA profiles of the swabs taken from them belonged either to Mr. Tang or to his daughter, while blood splashes found on Mr. Tang's hands and legs corresponded to Ms. Tang.
In addition, a bloodstained print found next to Ms. Tang's body corresponded to Mr. Tang's right foot.
The evidence suggested that Mr. Tang had kicked Ms. Tang from behind with a kitchen knife, causing stab wounds and incised wounds that resulted in her death. He then killed himself by falling from a height.
"Unfortunately, Mr. Tang had apparently decided that the joint disappearance of him and his daughter was the solution to his concerns about the welfare of his daughter," said the state coroner.
"I offer my condolences to Mr. Tang's family and Ms. Tang for their sad loss," she added.
Where to get help: Samaritans of Singapore operates a 24-hour helpline at 1800 221 4444, or you can send an email to [email protected]. If anyone you know is at immediate risk, call emergency medical services 24 hours a day.
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