Singapore dentistry student who strangled, injured ex-girlfriend suspended from NUS

Dentistry student Yin Zi Qin was sentenced to 12 days’ detention and community service after causing his ex-girlfriend to black out

The National University of Singapore said it is conducting disciplinary proceedings, as petitions call for stiffer penalties

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The National University of Singapore said a dentistry student who abused his ex-girlfriend has been suspended and is barred from campus while it investigates. Photo: Facebook

Published: 7:16pm, 20 Jul 2020Updated: 9:52pm, 20 Jul 2020

A student from the National University of Singapore (NUS) who was convicted of strangling and pressing the eye of his ex-girlfriend has been suspended and barred from entering the campus while the university conducts disciplinary proceedings.

In a statement uploaded on its Facebook page on Monday, NUS said it did not have the jurisdiction to investigate matters beyond the university. “As such, NUS had to wait for the completion of the court proceedings to gather the facts of the case. We will now move to close this case as quickly as we can.”

NUS said it received feedback in recent days concerning the off-campus incident and “stands strongly against any form of misconduct”.

The university added that students who breach the NUS Statutes and Regulations face severe sanctions including suspension and expulsion.

The campus of the National University of Singapore (NUS). Photo: Handout

Second-year dentistry student, Yin Zi Qin, was sentenced on Friday to a short detention order for 12 days, 80 hours of community service and a day reporting order for five months after he was convicted of voluntarily causing hurt to his ex-girlfriend.

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