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The charity boxes collected donations from the public for various non-profit organisations, including the Buddha of Medicine Welfare Society, the Singapore Chung Hwa Medical Institution, and the Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic.   Photo via Shin Min   The 72-year-old manager, surnamed Zhu (transliteration), told Shin Min Daily News that it was not the first time the stall's donation boxes had been stolen. The previous theft happened 10 years ago, and the incident prompted her to make sure the boxes were kept indoors every night after closing. On the night of Jun. 13, however, the employee in charge of closing up was feeling unwell, and forgot this step.   Felt guilty   In response to Mothership's queries, the police said they were alerted to a case of theft at about 5:30am at Block 134 Geylang East Avenue 1, where the coffee shop was located. When Shin Min reporters visited the scene, they saw that the cable tie that previously secured the donation boxes had been cut. After the first theft 10 years ago, Zhu added some features to make the boxes more secure, and spent close to S$3,000 on customised steel structures. They were apparently not enough to prevent the theft, however. Zhu estimated that the total amount in all the boxes was between S$20,000 and S$30,000, as each box typically contained between S$2,000 and S$3,000 when the respective organisations collected the donations once a month. She was frustrated and felt a great deal of responsibility for what happened, knowing that donations for so many organisations were affected by this theft. "I don't understand why people would even steal charity donations," she said. "And we were always so careful. Just this once we slipped up, and the money was stolen." The employee who closed up expressed guilt and apologised to Zhu repeatedly.   Blind spot   Zhu believed that the thief had planned the act and took advantage of the blind spots of the coffee shop's CCTV cameras. As the incident happened after all the stalls had closed, none of their internal CCTV cameras captured what happened. Although many cameras were installed at other areas of the coffee shop, the thief was not caught on the footage, possibly because he moved along the blind spots only, Zhu said. An employee at the coffee shop told her that one of the trolleys used to collect used bowls and plates had also disappeared. This made her suspect that the thief took this trolley and used it to bring the donation boxes away. When the boxes were full, they would be very heavy, at about 4kg to 5kg each, according to Zhu. Police investigations are ongoing.   https://mothership.sg/2026/06/donation-boxes-stolen-coffee-shop/

SINGAPORE: A three-year-old boy died after riding his kick-scooter into a condominium swimming pool while left unsupervised, in a case that has prompted renewed warnings about the dangers of leaving young children unattended near deep waters. Delivering her findings on June 11, Coroner Brenda Chua ruled the death an accidental drowning and stressed the need for constant supervision of young children, especially around swimming pools. The incident happened on March 5, 2025, at a condominium where the boy lived with his parents. The case centred on a 46-second period during which the child rode his scooter away from a playground and entered the pool area without anyone following him, Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reported (June 11). He was too close to the sloping edge of the pool The boy had gone downstairs with his 60-year-old nanny, who had cared for him since he was eight months old. Court documents showed the pair shared a close bond, with the child calling her “nai nai”, or grandmother. As part of the boy’s usual evening routine, he brought his kick scooter to the playground. According to the findings, the boy rode off toward the condominium’s main swimming pool. He attempted to turn near the pool edge but was too close to the sloping side and fell into the water together with his scooter. The pool was about 1.2m deep and had no physical barrier around it. The child was about 1m tall. A resident later spotted the boy and scooter in the pool from her unit and alerted the authorities. Despite rescue efforts and attempts to revive him, he was pronounced dead in the hospital later that evening. An autopsy confirmed drowning as the cause of death. CCTV footage challenged the nanny’s statement One of the key issues examined during the inquiry was the nanny’s description of what happened before the boy disappeared from view. She initially maintained that she had been watching him closely and only lost sight of him momentarily while placing a water bottle on a nearby bench. However, CCTV footage didn’t show her carrying out the action she described. Coroner Chua noted that the nanny was “not forthcoming” at times during the inquiry and frequently appeared to deflect questions. As questioning continued, she eventually accepted that the footage didn’t support her earlier account. Investigators also found that the nanny wasn’t the first to spot the child in the pool. A female passerby saw the boy in the water, while a male passerby alerted the nanny. CCTV footage supported those findings. The nanny later acknowledged that her attention hadn’t been on the child continuously. Nanny remained seated and expected the boy to return on his own The coroner identified a critical 46-second window between the moment the boy rode away and the moment the nanny got up to search for him. During that brief period, the child entered the pool and drowned. The nanny admitted she remained seated and expected the boy to return on his own. CCTV footage also showed that she didn’t immediately follow him after he left the playground. Coroner Chua said it was clear from the footage that the nanny hadn’t followed the child despite instructions from his father to do so whenever the boy rode off on his scooter. At the same time, the coroner acknowledged that the nanny later jumped into the pool to retrieve the boy, even though she couldn’t swim herself. A reminder about child supervision around water Drowning incidents involving young children always happen quickly and silently. The findings underscore how little time is needed for a tragedy to occur when a child is near a pool. The case is a sobering reminder that child supervision cannot be intermittent. For toddlers, a few seconds can make the difference between a close call and a fatal accident. Coroner Chua urged caregivers to maintain close and active supervision whenever young children are playing near swimming pools to help prevent similar incidents in the future. When young children are near water, there is no substitute for keeping them within sight and within reach at all times.   https://theindependent.sg/singapore-boy-3-who-was-left-unattended-dies-from-falling-into-condo-pool-nanny-s-claim-of-losing-sight-of-him-contradicts-cctv-footage/