
Check out this comment made on the Straits Times below.
I am one of David Hartanto's close friend and I am here to give you some facts, assumptions, possibilities about this case Facts: 1. Lok Tat Seng: Dean of Student of NTU gathered all Indonesian students in International Student Center on evening after incident and he just said there was witness on the spot who saw David's body lying on the ground, dead. Dean did not said that witness saw David jumped from balcony. And that is, according to him, all he has saw. 2. The only official statement from police is: David was found dead at the crime scene, they did not mention whether he commited suicide. The link: http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIM...20at%20NTU.pdf They also just mention 'The professor was believed to be stabbed'. The police did not say that 'the professor was stabbed'. Where this assumption come from? Why they did not say about it? 3. I and some Indonesian students gather tonight, 3 March 2009, at 8 pm, at International Student Center and talked to David's parent. They have seen his body. There was NO WOUND whatsoever on his wrists and police also has confirmed it. I assumed that his parent would not lie it means that all media news about 'David slashed his wrist' was FAKE. 4. The wounds found on David's body, according to his parents, were on his head (It is assumed due to fall injury), and slash wound on his neck. The wound on his neck is very suspicious, in my opinion. How he received that wound?? Again, according to his parent, police guessed that it may be happened when the bottom part of his head smashed the ground. In that case, his chin will have broken and it did not. My question is: WHERE DOES THAT SLASH WOUND ON HIS NECK CAME FROM? Assumptions: 1. David stabbed professor. How did you know? The crime scene is closed room, only David and that professor. No one see what has happened. Eye-witness only saw David run out from that room. 2. David commited suicide. How could someone who commited suicide drop himself into glassed roof, instead of directly drop himself to ground. 3. David slashed his wrist. I do not know where this news came from... 4. David's motivation. 4.1. He pissed off since his prof did not give satisfactory grade The grade has not been released and he even has not submitted the report. It is also NTu policy not to inform the student about the grade which they got before release of the result. 4.2. He has mental problem No record in Student Counselling Centre about his attendance. For bright student as him, I did not believe that he did not attend counseling if he has some problems. Also, he still brought bag with usual daily stuff, on incident day, such as drink bottle, towel, etc. If David planned to kill someone why would he prepare to bring such things. It is easier for him to just bring one knife and stab his prof on spot. 4.3. He pissed off because his scholarship has been revoked I knew David since I was his roommate for 2 consecutive years during Mathematical Olympiad training camp. He almost did not qualify for IMO, only managed to get at 14th rank from 15 people selected. He still joked and laughed to me at that time. He also did not get anything from IMO and still fine, not seemed depressed whatsoever, and according to his parents, he said 'At least, I managed to represent Indonesia at IMO' He also still play Hammerfall game in Facebook at 2 am on the incident day. My friend saw his Facebook account online. How come a murderer played game in the night before incident? If I was him, I will seriously think how would I prepare myself tomorrow Possibilities: 1. Professor attacked David. I deduced this thing for several key points. According to many reports, David's cloth was soaked on blood. If the blood is the result from slashing his wrist, it should not soak his cloth since wrist is far from body. If the wound is from neck, it is easier. 2. David tried to run from Professor. After he realized that he was attacked, he resisted and run from that room, with wound on his neck. 3. David falled because of unconsciousness. He became panic and probably lose his common sense because of terrible bleeding, drop himself down into glassed roof to escape from his Professor. I am responsible for what I have written here, and contact me at kaminari.no.me@gmail.com if you need any clarification. |
Amidst all the spin by the traditional media that David Hartanto Widjaja is a loner who plays WOW and stabbed Prof Chan Kap Luk and then commited suicide, and that its all due to a withdrawal of his ASEAN scholarship, there are some questions to be asked according to 'his friend'. Reading this makes bbqchickenwings confused and think that we need Tim Sir from Forensic Heroes (法政先锋).
So did David Hartanto Widjaja have his wrist slashed or worse got slashed in the neck?
Who is the aggressor? Is there more than meet the eye?
Only Prof Chan knows.
One life is wasted, another one injured. Should we ask whether this tragedy could have been prevented after all? For all the defense that NTU says it has on counselling schemes, could more empathy have been shown? This is about life and death after all. Wait a minute, I forgot this is Singapore. Life and death is not so important, most important is whether a person contributes to the economic growth of the country.
Nothing can make up for the loss of a loved one. My condolences to the Widjaja family.