Montfort schoolboy's mum says he was 'strangled and beaten' before assault shown in viral video
A woman on Facebook claiming to be the mother of the Montfort Secondary School student assaulted in a viral video said that her son was "strangled and beaten" before what was shown in the video.
Facebook user Joleen Wee said she has filed a police report and shared a partial image of a Feb 18 police report.
In response to a Stomp query, the police confirmed that a report was lodged and investigations are ongoing.
The Feb 23 post said: "My son, following this incident, was traumatised and developed phobia going to school and mixing with friends. I am now experiencing great difficulty juggling with work and my son.
"Through this post, I wished to clarify that my son was not just being bullied! He was assaulted!
"The video that has been circulating around is just part two of the entire incident. Prior to this, he was strangled and beaten by few other boys along the stairway in school. The perpetrators apparently didn't let go and that's the video that you all have seen."
The single mum added that she has taken her son to KK Women's and Children's Hospital and shared photos of what she described as "strangled marks on his neck".
She asked: "Can you imagine how much force has been used to cause this? This is a felonious assault and could have lead to death due to suffocation! So is it still as simple as bullying? This is attempted homicide."
Montfort Secondary School vice-principal Wilson Tay had told Stomp: "We take the safety and well-being of all our students seriously, and have taken appropriate disciplinary actions on the students involved. We have also counselled the affected students, and engaged their parents. The students have acknowledged that their behaviours were wrong and have expressed remorse."
The mother said in her post: "I don't want the authorities to downplay the severity of the incident and handle it insensitively. I don't want diplomatically correct answer like 'The students have acknowledged that their behaviours were wrong and have expressed remorse!'
"I demand to know what actions have been taken."
She added: "I am now concerned that my son will develop depression. I am reserving my rights to take up legal action!"
