Fatal Chinatown accident: Woman charged with causing death of 6-year-old girl; gag order issued

SINGAPORE - The car driver who allegedly caused an accident in Chinatown on Feb 6 that left a six-year-old girl dead and her mother seriously injured was charged on April 8.

Accompanied by her husband, the woman, 38, arrived at the State Courts around 8.25am.

She was handed two charges.

One was for driving without due care and attention, causing the death of the girl, and the other for driving without due care and attention, causing grievous hurt to the girl’s 31-year-old mother.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Vishnu Menon had asked for the case to be adjourned for six weeks as investigations into the case remain ongoing.

The case has been fixed for a pre-trial conference on May 13.

Mr Vishnu did not object to the defence’s application for a gag order to be imposed under the Children and Young Persons Act, as the woman’s son was in the car at the time of the incident and is a potential witness.

Said the prosecutor: “Due to her relationship with the child, the gag order for his protection must extend to her as well.”

The woman’s lawyer, Mr Navin Thevar, had argued that the gag order was necessary to protect her six-year-old son from the glare of unwanted public scrutiny and further embarrassment.

“The dangers and risks are particularly acute in the circumstances of the present case because there have been many (online) posts against my client and the boy, which are not only untrue, but are of a xenophobic nature,” said Mr Navin.

The woman is accused of failing to keep a proper lookout while making a right turn as she exited the open-space carpark in Spring Street in Chinatown at 11.50am.

As a result, she allegedly collided with both pedestrians who were crossing the street near the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple.

Sheyna Lashira Smaradiani and her mother, Ms Raisha Anindra Pascasiswi, who are Indonesians, were taken to the hospital. They were holidaying in Singapore when the accident happened.

Sheyna was pronounced dead at the hospital and her remains were repatriated to Indonesia on Feb 8 and buried that day in south Jakarta.

Ms Raisha has since been discharged.

Those who drive without due care and attention, causing death, can be jailed for up to three years, fined up to $10,000, or both.

If convicted of driving without due care and attention, causing grievous hurt, an offender can be jailed for up to two years, fined up to $5,000, or both.

The offender also faces disqualification from driving all classes of vehicles.

Road traffic fatalities are at a 10-year high, with 149 such deaths recorded in 2025 compared with 141 in 2016.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/fatal-chinatown-accident-woman-charged-with-causing-death-of-6-year-old-girl-injuring-mother

Not chio. NEXT!

In SG you either work till you drop dead, or you drop dead whilst working. This is the painful, sobering reality confronting many middle-class folks these days.

Gee, what a way to check out. Rest in pieces, Supergirl.

Driver in Tampines crash that killed 2, including JC student, set to plead guilty on April 1

SINGAPORE – The driver who is accused of causing a six-vehicle collision in Tampines that killed two people, including a junior college student, in 2024 is expected to plead guilty on April 1, 2026.

The new date comes after at least three court adjournments since he was first set to admit to his offences in October 2025.

Court records on March 4 did not state why his case was previously adjourned.

Muhammad Syafie Ismail, 44, is set to plead guilty almost two years after the accident on April 22, 2024, at the junction of Tampines Avenue 1 and Tampines Avenue 4.

On April 25, 2024, Syafie was handed four charges, including dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing hurt and failing to stop after an accident. In June 2025, he was handed another dangerous driving charge.

Syafie was offered bail of $30,000 when he was first charged.

According to court documents, Syafie allegedly failed to stop at a red traffic light, which resulted in his car colliding with two cars before surging forward to crash into another car.

Meanwhile, the first car Syafie crashed into spun before overturning, which caused it to collide with a van. The van then collided with a minibus.

The impact is said to have caused the deaths of Madam Norzihan Juwahib, 57, and Afifah Munirah Muhammad Azril, 17, a student at Temasek Junior College.

Charge sheets also stated that six others, including two 11-year-old boys, were injured in the accident.

Those convicted of dangerous driving causing death can be jailed for up to eight years and be disqualified from driving.

The offence of dangerous driving causing hurt carries a penalty of up to two years’ jail, a fine of up to $10,000 or both.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/driver-in-tampines-crash-that-killed-2-including-jc-student-set-to-plead-guilty-on-april-1

P or M?

https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/woman-baby-found-dead-foot-block-mum-was-worried

Perhaps she was squabbling with a fellow Pinay maid over some Bangla cock and couldn't think straight, hence her ass opting for the easy way out

2 seniors found dead alone in Bedok North & Ang Mo Kio flats on same day

A 66-year-old man was found dead alone in his home at Block 554, Bedok North Street 3, after neighbours noticed a foul odour emanating from his flat for days.

According to Shin Min Daily News, the body was found on the block's 10th floor on Jun. 13.

Neighbours told the media that the smell first became noticeable on Jun. 11.

One resident recalled not seeing any laundry hanging outside the deceased man's home for two days, which she found unusual.

She also initially thought that something had rotted in her home, but was unable to find the source of the smell.

Another neighbour said he last interacted with the deceased two weeks before his death.

He was in good spirits, and there was nothing out of the ordinary then, he added.

However, some neighbours reportedly described the deceased man as someone who lived alone and did not speak much to others.

He was sometimes seen buying food downstairs and was known as someone who liked to grow flowers and plants and rear fish.

According to Shin Min, the police said they received a call for assistance at about 5:50pm on Jun. 13.

A 66-year-old man was found unconscious in his unit and pronounced dead at the scene.

Preliminary findings ruled out homicide, and further investigations are underway.

Second death in a day

On the same day, an elderly woman believed to have been living alone in her flat at Block 508, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 was found dead.

Neighbours called the police after noticing a smell, Shin Min reported.

The body was found by police on the third floor of the block, where neighbours said they had smelled the odour since Jun. 12.

The woman had lived in the unit for at least six years, said a neighbour.

She was known to keep her house door shut and rarely interacted with neighbours, though she was frequently seen alone below the block.

A neighbour, 101, told the media that the deceased woman had an elder brother who resided in a nursing home.

It was not clear if he had been notified of his sister's death, she said.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed it received a call for assistance at about 10:20pm on Jun. 13, according to Stomp.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Without doubt there are two Singapores now - one for the elites and filthy rich, the other for the rest of us chao peasants who are being freely trampled upon on a daily basis by you know who.

Expect many more suicides by S'poreans who are no longer able to cope with the spiralling costs of living in one of the most expensive cities in the world. SG appears to be a first world country on the surface, yet the overwhelming majority of us ordinary folks are only drawing third world wages. A whole lot more will inevitably see no way out of their predicaments, mark my words.

Vote the dense motherfucker out at the next GE, problem solved

Upgrading my ride to this monster for better protection against buses now!!!!!

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南无阿弥陀佛。。。