20-Year-Old College Student Falls To Death In Penang Because of Exam Stress?
A 20-year-old TARC accounting student, believed to have been suffering from exam stress, fell to her death from the 10th floor in Tanjung Bungah.
By Melody Oei — 29 Aug 2013, 01:42 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
20-year-old college student falls to death from 10th floor in Tanjung Bungah
A 20-year-old college student, Siew Chin, fell to her death from the 10th floor of a flat in Tanjung Bungah, George Town.
thestar.com.myShe was found sprawled in a pool of blood by residents who alerted the police. Siew Chin, who was from Sungai Petani, Kedah, was alone in the rented flat when the incident happened at about 3am yesterday, 28 Aug.
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The Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC) student said to have been suffering from exam stress
Siew Chin's mother Tan Sook Hun, 54, said her daughter had told her when she was home for the Hari Raya break recently that she needed to sit for an exam yesterday, 28 Aug, morning.
thestar.com.mySiew Chin was believed to be suffering from stress after having to re-sit six exam papers.
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Siew Chin's father Chew Beng Hooi, 54, says:
“I only found out she had to re-sit the six papers from my elder daughter. I believe she was stressed from having to re-sit the papers while her friends had all passed."
thestar.com.my“Siew Chin obtained three As in the SPM and it was her decision to study in Penang.”
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If you are a student experiencing problems with your studies, do seek help:
Those with problems can contact the Befrienders at 04-2815 161 or 04-2811 108 (Penang), 05-5477 933 or 05-5477 955 (Ipoh) and 03-7956 8144 or 03-7956 8145 (Klang Valley).
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