Shane Todd's family remains convinced he was murdered
POSTED: 09 Jul 2013 11:41 PM
In an email to Channel NewsAsia from his mother Mary Todd on Tuesday, the family argued that the police and coroner in Singapore did not consider or investigate anything other than suicide as a possible cause of death.
SINGAPORE: The family of Dr Shane Todd remains convinced that the US researcher was murdered.
In an email to Channel NewsAsia from his mother Mary Todd on Tuesday, they argued that the police and coroner in Singapore did not consider or investigate anything other than suicide as a possible cause of death.
This comes just one day after Singapore's state coroner concluded that Dr Todd had committed suicide.
Dr Todd was found hanged in his Chinatown apartment last June.
His parents believe that he was murdered because of sensitive research during his work at Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics.
The coroner's inquiry into his death was conducted in May.
During the 10-day inquiry, police said they did not see signs of any foul play at Dr Todd's apartment.
The inquiry also heard that he had accessed suicide-related websites and had been diagnosed with depression.
The family attended the coroner's inquiry but walked out of it midway through the proceedings.
In Tuesday's email, the family said this was because they felt the outcome had been pre-determined.
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