Alverna Cher Sheue Pin said she never touched the nitrogen tank used in her ex-boyfriend's suicide.New: You can now listen to articles.
She faces a second charge of obstructing justice by asking another man to drive a van containing the nitrogen tank away, disposing of evidence and lying to the police. "At that time I persuaded him not to do so. I asked him why. He said because he had been owing money in the region of about S$200,000 to S$300,000," Cher said through a Mandarin interpreter.
Mr Wee raised the idea of dying by nitrogen in May 2020 and asked Cher to recommend a doctor. Cher introduced to him a doctor whom she knew from her line of work. She added that she had never come across nitrogen being used as a method of dying and thought it was"impossible". According to Cher, Mr Wee said he would receive a"compensation" of less than S$1 million if the cause of death was suicide, compared to S$7 million from other causes.
"I raised two children independently for 17 years and I have never taken a cent from my ex-husband. I've been doing this alone independently."On May 15, 2020, Mr Wee allegedly brought Cher to a tall housing block in Marine Parade where he suggested ending his life by jumping off the building. "I was concerned whether he was still breathing, and I also wanted to see if I could pull him back at the last minute," she said.According to Cher, Mr Wee asked her to come at around 2pm and to help him dispose of his mobile phone, computer and the nitrogen tank.