2 Deaths

I used to think Canberra was rather dull. It seemed neither here nor there. It was simply a location between Yishun and Woodlands.

Not any longer.

I don't appreciate the fact that the news that will make our location more popular is 2 deaths.

Tonight, a Philippine maid died as a gray pick up truck hit and ran over her. She died, crushed. This was at the junction in front of Canberra Primary School.

At the same time, someone else died at Sembawang MRT station. The body was covered at the benches just outside the 7 Eleven of the MRT station. The reason for that death is unsure but rumors have been going around that it is murder. Once again, it is unconfirmed.

At first I thought, wow! Who would have thought this would have happened in Canberra. And soon that subsided and a feeling of sadness just seemed to wash over after that. It is depressing. No one deserves to die like that and no one deserves to carry on living knowing that they killed someone like that. The Chinese man, who had knocked the maid over, was in tears when it was declared she was dead. He was placed in the police car and looked to be stunned.

Imagine waking up every morning knowing you were responsible? And what about her family back in her country? Her employer, a Chinese female was also crying rather badly together with her young son when they arrived at the scene.

Despite the fact that I had hoped for excitement to take place in Canberra. This was not it.