S'pore student on threat charge

S'pore student on threat charge

SINGAPORE: A 17-year-old student was charged with threatening to
kill his teacher and her colleagues at a Singapore school, it was
reported Saturday.

Ng Wei Soi was accused in subordinate court on Friday of
threatening to pull out a knife at the Yuhua Secondary School
canteen and kill Yap Chui Har, 43, and all the other teachers,
The Straits Times said.

The alleged incident occurred on May 14.

Criminal intimidation is punishable by up to seven years in
jail and a fine in Singapore. -- DPA