Woman charged with killing nine-year-old son in West Coast
A 31-year-old woman was charged in court on Monday with the murder of her nine-year-old son.
Rebecca Loh Chui Lai allegedly caused the death of Gabriel Loh Zhen Jie at Block 704 West Coast Road between 6.08pm and 7.03pm last Saturday.
After appearing at the subordinate courts Monday morning, Loh was remanded to Changi Medical Centre for psychiatric evaluation.
According to The New Paper, the boy had fallen from the kitchen window of a fifth-storey three-room flat that he lived in with his mother and grandmother.
Police said the boy was unconscious when they arrived.
He was subsequently sent to the National University Hospital (NUH) where he succumbed to injuries and died.
The boy is believed to have suffered from jaundice and liver problems.
Channel NewsAsia said the boy also attended a special education school.
Shin Min Daily News reported that the mother had said that she was under tremendous stress and was at her wits’ end.
Loh is set to appear in court again on 24 June.
She faces the death penalty if convicted of murder.
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