SINGAPORE: The bodies of a man and a woman – believed to be a father and his daughter – were found on Monday (Oct 6) in a Sengkang flat.
The man’s body, which was in a highly decomposed state, was found in a bedroom, while the woman’s body was found near the main door in the living room, reported Shin Min Daily News.
The bodies were discovered at 1.35pm on Oct 6 in a flat on the eighth floor of Block 324D Sengkang East Way, the police said on Oct 7.
A man and a 47-year-old woman were found lying motionless in a residential unit and were pronounced dead at the scene, the police said, adding that the man’s age had yet to be determined.
The police are appealing for the next-of-kin of Xu Na - the woman who died - to come forward. Anyone with information can call 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness, they added.
When The Straits Times arrived at the unit, it was locked, with no shoes or other belongings outside the home.
A neighbour who lives on the same floor and who declined to be identified, said: “The father, mother and their daughter moved into this unit in 2001, the same year our family did. The three of them would keep to themselves and wouldn’t speak much to us. I believe the daughter is not well mentally because she would talk to herself and flail her arms.”
The neighbour added that the mother died in 2017. The father, she said, appeared to be in his 60s or 70s.
“Since the mother died, it’s just been the two of them. But we rarely see them because they’re always at home.”
A retiree in her 70s who lives directly above the unit said she had noticed a strong smell for a few days.
“It was so strong that I could smell it even after I closed the windows,” she said, adding that she did not report it as she thought it was the stench from rubbish.
Investigations are ongoing. - The Straits Times/ANN
