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Woman Found Dead at Choa Chu Kang HDB Block; Man Arrested for Murder

Police say investigations are ongoing and have not confirmed media reports of a stabbing or a fall.

Overview

  • Emergency crews found a 21-year-old woman motionless at the 12th-floor lift lobby of Block 248 in Choa Chu Kang and she was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.
  • Responders also took another person to the National University Hospital and police set up a cordon at the block while coroners and officers worked the scene.
  • The Singapore Police Force has arrested a 22-year-old man for murder and conveyed him to hospital as inquiries continue.
  • Local reports have described a stabbing near the lift landing and a subsequent fall, but those specifics have not been verified by police or coroners.
  • Investigations will aim to establish the sequence of events, the relationship between the two known to each other, and any motive, with authorities continuing forensic and witness inquiries.