By Kimberly Spykerman

THE family of David Hartanto Widjaja yesterday repeated allegations that information about their son's death had been withheld from them.

At a press conference staged at the Furama City Centre Hotel opposite the Subordinate Courts yesterday, the family's Indonesian lawyer claimed they had been allowed to view only Mr Widjaja's head and neck when identifying him, rather than the whole body, despite their request.

The lawyer, Mr O.C. Kaligis, said the family was also upset that the crime scene had been cleared by the time they arrived in Singapore - about seven hours after his death - and accused Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of 'covering up' Mr Widjaja's injuries.

We are a close family, says elder brother

THE family of David Hartanto Widjaja knew he was not doing well in school and that his scholarship had been revoked, the court heard yesterday, the ninth day of an inquiry into the undergraduate's death.

The family had expected this, given that two warning letters about his dipping grades had already arrived from the university, said the youth's brother William Widjaja, 24, in his testimony.

Mr David Widjaja, then aged 21 and in his final year at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), allegedly stabbed Associate Professor Chan Kap Luk before falling to his death in March.

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