Pursuing diploma at 60 to give mum with dementia better care
SINGAPORE – When her mother started showing signs of dementia about seven years ago, Ms Ng Joon Lin, 60, was at a loss. Her prayers were answered when she came across a part-time specialist diploma course in ageing practice at Temasek Polytechnic. Ms Ng, who works part-time caring for seniors, jumped headlong into the course... » read more
18 years’ jail, caning for man who sexually abused two young brothers he housed at his flat
SINGAPORE – A jobless man who housed two young brothers and their mother at his flat, but sexually abused the boys during their two-month stay, was sentenced to 18 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane on Tuesday (April 13). The man, who was the godfather of the two boys, had pleaded guilty last... » read more
Man sentenced to 56 weeks’ jail for abusing mother, hitting her groin with metal padlock
SINGAPORE – A former National University of Singapore (NUS) graduate student who punched his mother in the face and used a metal padlock to hit her groin was sentenced on Tuesday (March 23) to 56 weeks’ jail. Andy Koh Ju Hua, who was a master’s student at the time of the offences, pleaded guilty on... » read more
‘Don’t be afraid to ask for help’, says mother who contemplated suicide
SINGAPORE – All Jenny (not her real name), a working mother of two, had heard from 10pm to 5am one night was the wailing of her children – a toddler and an infant. Each time Jenny, who is in her 30s, coaxed one child to sleep, the other would cry again. While she was at... » read more
Probation for teen who molested girlfriend while her mother was in another room
SINGAPORE – A teenager who molested his 15-year-old girlfriend in her Bedok Reservoir Road flat while her mother was in a separate room was sentenced Wednesday (Feb 10) to 15 months’ probation. As part of his probation, the offender has to remain indoors from 10pm to 6am every day and perform 40 hours of community... » read more
Coronavirus: Troubled mother of two finds relief through online counselling
SINGAPORE – A mother of two was already facing marital problems, but the distress she felt was made worse when she had to work from home during the circuit breaker from April to June. Her husband was in a job providing an essential service and so kept working at his workplace. But the enforced isolation... » read more