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The police are looking into the claim by a driver who caused a pillion rider’s death that he was a student of the National University of Singapore (NUS).
Singaporean Jarrett Tee Lee Kiat, 30, had been identified as an NUS student at the time of the incident, in reports on court proceedings based on official court documents.
However, after Tee’s sentencing, NUS posted a statement on Facebook saying that Tee “has no affiliation with this university”.
“There are no records that this individual has ever been or is currently a student of NUS,” the university said on Tuesday.
The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) said on Wednesday that the police are looking into Tee’s claim that he was a student of NUS.
The AGC said Tee had asserted in his statement to the police on March 8, 2024, that he was a full-time NUS student.
“This information was subsequently reflected in the statement of facts that was agreed to by the prosecution and defence and submitted to the court when Tee pleaded guilty on June 27, 2025,” the AGC spokesperson said.
“Tee’s status as a student was not material to the charges that he had faced and was not a factor taken into consideration for sentencing.”
Tee was sentenced to jail for five years and eight months on June 27 for dangerous driving causing the death of Leann Lim Jia Le, 18, in a racing game that went awry.
He had been driving along the East Coast Parkway expressway at speeds of up to 160km/h (99mph) when he sped up and overtook the motorcycle Lim was riding pillion on.
He then began to play “blocking and braking games” with the motorcycle. After asking his passengers, “Do you want to see motorcycle fly?”, Tee sideswiped the motorcycle, flinging its rider and pillion five to eight metres (16 to 26 feet) away.
Lim died of multiple injuries from the collision, and Tee said “she deserved it as she come and push my limit”, according to court papers.
This story was first published by CNA


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The school said Jarrett Tee Lee Kiat ‘has no affiliation with this university’ as police probe his claim that he was a full-time NUS student


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Singapore driver jailed for killing bike rider not NUS student, varsity says

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The school said Jarrett Tee Lee Kiat ‘has no affiliation with this university’ as police probe his claim that he was a full-time NUS student

The school said Jarrett Tee Lee Kiat ‘has no affiliation with this university’ as police probe his claim that he was a full-time NUS student