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Backlash over Singapore pastor s sin comments on student murder
Singapore Gospel Light Church pastor accused of exploiting the killing to evangelize
Updated: July 29, 2021 05:14 AM GMT
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Students leave the River Valley High School in Singapore on July 19 after a 13-year-old boy was found dead on the premises with multiple wounds and a fellow student was arrested. (Photo: AFP)
An evangelical pastor in Singapore is facing a social media backlash for his comments on the recent murder of a teenage student by a senior classmate.
The controversy followed a discussion between a woman named Inez and senior pastor Jason Lim of the Singapore Gospel Light Church on the church’s Instagram page, reported Coconuts Singapore.
Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing spoke in Parliament this afternoon (July 27), giving an update on the incident that occurred in River Valley High School on July 19 which resulted in the death of a student.
He gave a chronological account of the events, and elaborated on the actions that the Ministry of Education (MOE) took to provide support to affected students, staff, and others.
Timeline of events
In his speech, Chan also shared an account of the facts, although as the matter is before the courts, he said some aspects could not yet be discussed.
On July 19, at about 11:35am (near the end of the lunch break), a group of students encountered a 16-year-old student outside a toilet.
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The 16-year-old boy, who attended the elite River Valley High School, will return to court next month
The cause of death has not been confirmed but police on Monday said they seized an axe as a case exhibit