A National University of Singapore (NUS) student Yin Zi Qin, 23, who strangled his ex-girlfriend and was sentenced to 12 days of detention, five months of counselling and 80 hours of community service by the State Court, has been retrospectively suspended by NUS and banned from its campus.
NUS released a statement on Facebook, acknowledging the feedback they have received regarding Yin, and wrote that they stood “strongly against any form of misconduct”.
The school said that he is currently suspended and is banned from campus, pending ongoing disciplinary actions.
NUS also added that: “Students who have breached NUS Statutes and Regulations face severe sanctions, including suspension and expulsion.”
Response to Yin’s punishment has been negative, with an online petition with more than 9,000 signatures started, calling for harsher punishments.