With the police issuing a statement on the tragic death of young Benjamin Lim, the Ministry of Education (MOE) have also commented on the controversy, stating that schools here have an obligation to cooperate with the police.
14-year-old Lim was found dead at the foot of his HDB block after he was questioned by the police over allegations of molesting a girl. Outrage ensued over the fact that the young boy was unaccompanied by his parent or guardian during the interrogation, and also about the fact that the experience might have traumatised him enough to take his own life.