A 36-year-old threw away half of his human life, and whole of his only son's future, when he fell to his death at the foot of Block 287 Bukit Batok East Avenue 3 on April 24, bringing his sole child with him.
Mr Farook came to Singapore to seek employment shortly after his marriage i India in February 2001. Hist wife joined him about a month later. After giving birth in India in 2002, she and her child came to Singapore and became permanent residents in 2003.
Naheem, their only child, had a problem of delay development, and underwent therapies from as early as the age of five. Teachers in school discovered that he was unable to concentrate during lessons, and was an attention-seeker.
Doctors warned the parents that the child is probably highly autistic, and may display frequent behaviours of severe violence.
The parents received a complaint from the teachers that the child was unsuitable for normal school curriculum. The complaint seemed to be prompted by an incident whereby Naheem used a pair of scissors to snip his classmate's uniform while attending a Tamil language lesson. This deeply troubled his parents, who were afraid of his potential violence in the future.
On the April 12, Mr Farook told his wife he is bringing his child to a temple to pray, but never returned.
It was definitely a quick way to escape from all the frustrations and troubles he faced, but maybe Mr Farook should give a considerate thought to his widow:
How would his wife survive on her own? If I jump, I would make her broken-hearted for life, is it just a matter of money? How would she feel in front of her friends in future? Who knows what my son can achieve when he grows up?
If everyone considers these questions before jumping, and have some sense of responsibility, maybe this world would be a better place.
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