SINGAPORE – In five days, almost half a million dollars has been raised through crowdfunding platform Give.Asia for the six-year-old son of the couple killed in the Tampines crash on Oct 29.
A woman who said she was a relative of the boy’s father had earlier posted a QR code linked to her personal bank account on her Instagram page for those who wished to donate to the boy.
Several netizens had wondered in the comments if the woman was indeed a relative, whether the fund-raiser was a scam, and if the money would actually go to the boy.
Give.Asia told The Straits Times on Nov 4 that it was the relative who had approached it to set up the fund-raising campaign, and that it was working with the family to properly disburse the funds to the boy until he is older.
On Oct 29, the married couple, both 24, were travelling on a motorcycle along Tampines Avenue 12 at around 10.35pm when a blue Audi slammed into them, killing both. The boy’s mother, who was riding pillion, was also pregnant.
In another Instagram post on Nov 2, the relative said that she had shared the QR code publicly because friends and family members wanted to contribute financially to help the child. But the public had also started transferring money to the account.
Calling it a misunderstanding, she said each donation received via the QR code had been documented in an Excel sheet to ensure transparency.
She added that the public QR code had expired.
Efforts by ST to contact her were unsuccessful. The amount collected via PayNow has not been disclosed.
On Nov 4, in response to ST’s queries, Give.Asia said it was grateful to all donors for their support. About $480,000 has been raised from almost 12,000 donors so far.
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