The royal commission of inquiry into the death Teoh Beng Hock today shed some light on his connection with his varsity friend and former housemate Esther Lew Swee Yoong.

Testifying for the first time in the inquiry into Teoh's fatal fall in 2009, Lew, 32, denied having had any "romantic relationship" with Teoh, stressing that their relationship was platonic.