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55-YEAR-OLD DIED AFTER BEING DROPPED HEAD-FIRST ON STRETCHER BY AMBULANCE STAFF

A 55-year-old heart attack patient was being transferred from Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) to the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) when the stretcher he was on collapsed head first onto the ground, with the man still attached to the stretcher.

He later died from a heart attack and bleeding in his brain.

A senior neurosurgeon said that although his head did not hit the ground directly, it contributed to the bleeding in his head.

What happened

The victim, 55-year-old Mr Razib, visited KTPH on 17 June 2018, after experiencing chest pains and he was later diagnosed to have suffered a heart attack.

He then underwent procedures to improve his condition but to no avail.

A medical team from NHCS in SGH, was brought in to aid in his heart function using a life support machine.

Mr Razib was due to be transported to NHCS but during the transfer, the battery of the life support machine went flat just as the team arrived at SGH.

But his pulse was still able to be felt and his condition was still stable.

He was then unloaded from the vehicle by the ambulance drivers and other NCHS staff (the KTPH porter who was supposed to assist in unloading the stretcher, couldn’t come along in the ambulance), but the stretcher’s collapsible wheels didn’t extend and click into position.

The portion of the stretcher that was supporting Mr Razib’s head fell and struck the floor, as his body was still secured on the frame.

He was transferred to the critical care area where the life support machine was powered up again and subsequently transferred tot he surgical ICU 2 h ours later.

A CT scan showed that he had bleeding in his brain and evidence of significant swelling and damage.

His condition was expected to deteriorate and his family decided to cut off life support.

Mr Razib passed away within an hour.

Death ruled a medical misadventure

On 13 April 2021, state coroner Kamala Ponnampalam ruled Mr Razib’s death as a medical misadventure, and that the head injury he sustained actually caused his condition to worsen.

Image source: scdf.gov.sg (please note that top image is used strictly for illustration purposes only)

24-YEAR-OLD ALLEGEDLY KILLED 3 WOMEN AND STAYED WITH THEIR CORPSES FOR 3 DAYS

A 24-year-old man from South Korea, Kim Tae Hyun, allegedly murdered 2 sisters and their mother at their home located at the northeastern part of Seoul.

The murders occured on 23 March 2021.

Kim pretended to be a delivery man to gain access into their home and at the time, only the younger sister was home.

So he killed her and waited for her sister and mother to come home before he killed them both by stabbing them.

Kim claimed that he met the younger sister through an online game, and that she refused to meet him, so he killed her.

Kim was reportedly turned down repeatedly by her and he became angry.

The girl also unwittingly revealed her home address while she was playing the game.

Kim was believed to have stalked his victims for months before murdering them.

Sot one this guy, he stayed with the corpses for three days

Kim was reported to have stayed with the dead bodies of his victims for three days, eating and drinking alcohol at the murder scene.

When the police caught him, he had self inflicted (albeit not threatening) injuries on his neck.

A CCTV footage of his whereabouts 20 minutes before the killings was released, where Kim was seen at an internet cafe near the victims’ house.

He purportedly searched for “the fastest way to kill people” on his phone.

Images source: 뉴스TVCHOSUN on Youtube

KIND-HEARTED WOMAN SPENDS $820 EVERY MONTH, FEEDING STRAY CATS EVERY DAY

An Ang Mo Kio resident who works as a cleaner, spends about $820 every month feeding the stray community cats in her estate.

A post was put up on the Facebook group, Cats & Kittens of Singapore, appealing for help with wet cat food, kibbles and/or even monetary donations.

The 67-year-old woman has been feeding the hungry strays at her estate for more than 20 years.

A few donors have already donated about $200 and some cat food so far.

Those who are interested in doing a little kindness can donate to her through POSB EVERYDAY SAVINGS ACCOUNT 336-03552-0 or PAYNOW to 98477755 (as aunty feeder no paynow , OP will transfer to her accordingly)

Image and video source: Gwen Low via Cats & Kittens of Singapore Facebook

8,580 CARTONS OF DUTY-UNPAID CIGARETTES SEIZED, 6 MEN ARRESTED BY CUSTOMS

The Singapore Customs released a statement on Facebook about the seizure of 8,580 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes.

Five Malaysian and one Indonesian men between the ages of 22 and 37 were arrested during the joint operation with the ICA on 8 April 2021.

The total amount of GST evaded was about $732,730 and $58,780 respectively.

The six men will be charged in court.

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Images sources: Singapore Customs

MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION DOSES OF VACCINES HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED IN S’PORE

About 1,667,522 doses of vaccines have been administered to Singapore residents.

Of which 1,131,658 of them have received the first dose, with the remaining 535,864 having completed the full vaccination program by receiving both doses.

The information is accurate as of 6 April 2021.

Image sources: Unsplash and gov.sg

S’POREAN MOVER DIED AFTER FALLING FROM 10TH FLOOR OF CONDO DURING WORK

A 23-year-old Singaporean died after falling backwards from a ladder over a parapet wall at a 10th-floor unit of a condo.

The man fell seven storeys and landed on the third floor, he was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

The incident reportedly happened on 5 April at Watermark@Robertson Quay.

MOM said yesterday (13 April that the man was moving and disposing of furniture at the condominium unit when the unfortunate incident happened.

They said:

“He was standing on a ladder when he fell backwards over an opening that was above a 1m-high parapet wall in the service yard. He fell from the 10th floor and landed on the third floor.”

This is the 13th workplace death this year.

S’PORE GUY ORDERS GRABFOOD AND TIPS DELIVERY RIDER $1,000

A Singaporean YouTuber, Sneaky Sushii, took a leaf out of MrBeast’s playbook and tipped delivery riders generously for their service.

He tipped a total of 3 delivery riders $50, $200 and $1000 respectively.

FIRST TIP

He first ordered a bubble tea and when his drink arrived, he tipped the rider $50 after complimenting him for his speed, and his reaction was one of disbelief.

SECOND TIP

He then ordered McDonalds for his 2nd order and when his food came, the rider even apologised for the “long wait”.

Sushii korkor then tipped the rider $200.

Although the 2nd rider’s reaction was somewhat muted and more composed, but he was more than happy to smile for the camera before leaving.

THE $1,000 TIP

Sushii then ordered some food for his third order, but he “forgot” to order a drink, so he called up his rider and asked him if he could help him buy a drink and pay for it first.

The rider, who was delivering on foot, obliged and when the order arrived, he told Sushii that he went to the market to get a can of Coke as it was only $0.90 as compared to the coffeeshop which sold it for about $1.

Sushii then lied that he doesn’t have small change, and he gave the hardworking rider a whopping $1,000 tip.

The delivery guy mind was completely Hiroshima-ed, as he told Sushii that the drink only cost less than a dollar.

He was visibly touched as it was his first time receiving such a huge and generous tip.

Well done bro, this guy deserves more subscribers than all those “10 Ways To”, “15 Types Of”, “369 Kinds Of” YouTube channels.

Please subscribe to Sneaky Sushii.

FULL VIDEO LOADING…

Image and video sources: Sneaky Sushii on YouTube.

MALAY GUY NOT HAPPY BECAUSE HIS CHINESE FRIEND EAT PRATA WITH SUGAR

A video emerged online showing a Chinese guy visibly confused when eating prata because he presumably wanted to put sugar on his prata.

His friend, local comedian Fakkah Fuzz, could be heard telling him:

“Bro, if you’re gonna put sugar on this ah, I swear to god, I’m gonna be so mad at you.”

In case you haven’t already noticed, Fuzz is known for his jokes; he was clearly doing a bit in the video.

Please don’t take this seriously (again).

FULL VIDEO LOADING…

Image and video source: @fakkahfuzz on TikTok

CIVIL SERVANT ALLEGEDLY SHARED COVID-19 CASE NUMBERS BEFORE MOH, CHARGED

A 36-year-old woman who worked as a civil-servant, will be charged on 14 April for offences under the Official Secrets Act and Computer Misuse Act.

The police first received a report from the public on 16 April about a leak in the number of confirm Covid-19 cases even though MOH hadn’t made a release yet.

The woman had shared the information on 22 occasions with a private group chat from March and April 2020.

She was authorised to receive the information while the other members in the chat were not.

The woman will be charged for wrongful communication of information under Section 5(1) of the Official Secrets Act.

64 others who had wrongfully received and/or communicated the information will be issued with stern warnings or written advisories for offences under the Official Secrets Act.

MAN ARMED WITH GUN ROBS $24,000 FROM JURONG MONEY LENDER

Image Source: Singapore Police Force

According to the media release, A auxiliary police robbed the money lending company with a gun.

The case occurred at 3:55 pm this Monday (April 12), in Jurong Gateway. The gunman is an auxiliary police officer of AETOS,

The 38-year-old suspect entered the loan company alone. He passed a note to the staff that said “This is a robbery, don’t yell, I have a gun in my pocket, but all the money in my bag”, and escaped with S$24,000.

He deposited part of the money into an account of a 34-year-old woman and transferred some to repay unlicensed moneylenders (ah long).

Image Source: Singapore Police Force

Police officers from Clementi Police Station arrived at the scene to investigate, quickly identified the suspect’s identity, and arrested him within five hours.

The gun, cash, note and a clothing was seized as evidence for the case.

The auxiliary officer will be charged in court today for unlawful possession of arms or ammunition.

8 other people were also arrested who are believed to be in connection with this crime, their age range from 16 to 48 years old.

The Police managed to recover S$17,500 of the stolen money.

The man could be facing life imprisonment and minimum 6 strokes of the rotan.