Paragraph three reads: "Ho Yi Xin, 17, leapt to her death on July 3 last year. According to the Straits Times, she had been seeing a psychiatrist and taking anti-depressants to cope with stress over her academic performance."
The cases of two Pioneer Junior College students who leapt to their deaths less than three weeks apart last year were ruled a 'sad coincidence', by State Coroner Victor Yeo, reported local media.
There was no evidence to suggest that the two girls - who were classmates - were close, or that one had been influenced by the other to kill herself as well.
Ho Yi Xin, 17, leapt to her death on July 3 last year. According to the Straits Times, she had been seeing a psychiatrist and taking anti-depressants to cope with stress over her academic performance. Less than three weeks later, Wong Peek Yian, also 17, did the same. She had failed her mid-year examinations and dreaded having to see the vice-principal about her grades.
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