Teen blogger says of girl who drowned: She deserves it

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She said Debra deserved it.

And boasted that she will 'celebrate the death' by opening a bottle of vodka.

Those harsh words were directed at 14-year-old Debra Koh, the girl who was found dead on 23 Apr after drowning in the Sungei Pandan canal.

They were allegedly made by a student at Hillgrove Secondary School, the school which Debra went to.

The girl claimed Debra had 'whacked' her before.

She wrote on her blog: 'Debra is always finding trouble everywhere!'

Her blog entry, which was posted before Debra's funeral on 25 Apr, have angered netizens, who decided to 'whack' the blogger back, Lianhe Wanbao reported.

Many have questioned her motives for her blog posting.

One reply to her post read: 'Isn't she evil to (say) all this? Upon a girl who is dead?'

Debra's body was found in a canal near Jalan Buroh Flyover by the Police Coast Guard after she went missing in the Sungei Pandan canal the day before.

Debra's friend, Toh Shi Hui, who was with her in the canal, was disgusted when she found out about the blog entry.

One of the three survivors of the sudden flood that swept four teenagers away last Sunday, Shi Hui told The New Paper on Sunday yesterday that she was 'confused and angry' over the blog posting.

She was told by a schoolmate about the posting at Debra's funeral wake.

Shi Hui, 14, who attends the same school as Debra, said: 'Debra is not the blogger's friend or enemy.

'They recognise each other in school, but she doesn't really know Debra very well.

'So when I heard that she wrote all those horrible things about Debra, I was very confused.

'I don't know why anyone would want to write such things when they don't know each other very well.'


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Shi Hui, who has known Debra for a year, said she didn't believe that Debra had attacked the girl.

She said: 'It never happened. I should know about it if it was true.'

Shi Hui and Debra were with two boys - Leong Kim Weng, 14, and Alson Chua, 13 - at the canal near Block 182 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 last Sunday afternoon.

The group was playing a game of toss with a bag that held all their handphones when the bag fell into the canal.

The four teenagers went into the canal to get the bag when a sudden flood after a heavy downpour raised the water level quickly and they were swept away by currents.

In the blog entry, the girl even taunted Debra to look for her after she died.

'Come, Debra, come. I welcome you. Want come join in my celebration for you? Remember when you come, must gimme signal.

'Don't come boo-ing me from the back,' the entry went.

The blog was inaccessible when The New Paper on Sunday tried to access it yesterday evening.

Although Alson did not see what was written on the blog, he said he was told of its contents by one of his teachers.

He said: 'On Friday, my teacher told me about it. Debra is already dead. Yet, such things are written about her.

'I don't really know how to describe my reaction except to say that I am very angry.'

The New Paper on Sunday was unable to get in touch with Kim Weng.

Alson studies in Princess Elizabeth Primary, while Kim Weng is in Yusof Ishak Secondary School.

Shi Hui and Debra got to know the two boys just this year.

Lianhe Wanbao quoted an unnamed female relative of Debra saying that Debra's family was aware of it, but did not wish to pursue the matter.

The relative said: 'Debra is already dead. Maybe the person was just venting her frustrations.

'There is no need for us to pursue the matter.'

More than 100 schoolmates turned up for Debra's funeral, including her school principal and teachers.

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