Man under investigation for posting racist remarks as ‘Heather Chua’

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“She” became notorious on the Internet for making derogatory comments on Facebook, taking aim at people living in Housing and Development Board flats, Institute of Technical Education (ITE) graduates and those of different races, among others.

Yesterday, “Heather Chua” was revealed to be a work of fiction, and a 22-year-old man is now under investigation for allegedly making racially insensitive remarks under the moniker on Facebook.

According to a police statement issued yesterday, a report was lodged by a member of the public on the remarks posted by “Heather Chua” on a Facebook account under the same name on Jan 3 — the first of several reports made by those who came across the comments online.

On the Facebook page — which has since been deactivated — “Heather Chua” claimed to be a Singaporean woman, aged 41, who studied at the National University of Singapore, Raffles Girls’ School, Temasek Junior College and Xinmin Primary School.

In one post, she derided a former classmate for marrying an ITE graduate, creating a online brouhaha that was subsequently picked up on citizen journalism website STOMP. She also made offensive remarks about Malays and Indians.

Upon investigation, the police managed to establish the identity of the man believed to have posed as “Heather Chua” to make the racially insensitive remarks. He is currently assisting with investigations, the police said.