Man faces murder charge for alleged murder of 79-year-old woman in Sengkang flat
A 44-year-old man has been arrested for murder after an elderly woman was found dead in a flat in Sengkang.
The two are a mother and son, reported Lianhe Zaobao.
Source: Singapore Police Force on Facebook. Photo for illustration purposes only.
Elderly woman found dead in flat along Fernvale Road
In a news release sent to MS News on Monday (2 June) night, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it received a call for assistance at 11.48am on Sunday (1 June).
The location was a residential unit along Fernvale Road.
Source: Google Maps
Inside, officers found a 79-year-old woman lying motionless.
She was pronounced dead at the scene by medics from the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
Man arrested in Sengkang flat, was known to woman
Additionally, a 44-year-old man was arrested in the flat, SPF said.
He is suspected of being involved in the murder of the elderly woman.
Preliminary investigations suggest that both parties were known to each other.
Son reportedly claimed mother died after falling down
According to Zaobao, a man identifying himself as “Mr Lin” (name transliterated from Chinese) called a funeral home that morning.
The call was picked up by Mr Zheng Haichuan (name transliterated from Chinese), who told the paper that the man said his mother had passed away and asked for a doctor to come to his flat to certify her dead.
Mr Lin claimed his mother had died after falling and bleeding.
The funeral director advised him to call for an ambulance as he could not handle the case if the deceased is injured.
Police call funeral director later
While waiting for Mr Lin to call him back about funeral arrangements, Mr Zheng received a call from the police instead at about 2pm.
They asked him whether the man had sounded sad, and there was anything abnormal about his voice, but he replied that he sounded calm.
Later, he was unable to contact Mr Lin.
Police arrest man after finding bloodstains in flat
It turned out that the man had called for an ambulance, but the medics who arrived called the police after they felt that something was not right, reported Zaobao.
When the police arrived, they found bloodstains all over the flat and arrested Mr Lin.
When Zaobao reporters visited the unit along Fernvale Road on Monday (2 June), an eyewitness told them that many police officers were at the scene the day before.
Source: Lianhe Zaobao
A man was also in the unit, covered in blood.
Neighbour heard banging sounds from unit
Ms Chen Qiuyue, a 56-year-old hairdresser who lives next door, said the mother and son had moved in just over a month ago.
Though the son appeared quiet, they would quarrel often, with the sound of arguments frequently heard.
The night before the woman was found dead, she heard loud banging noises from the flat that continued till the early morning and even became louder, but she did not think much of them at the time.
Another neighbour who lives downstairs said they had heard banging noises and the sound of tables being moved around at about 11pm. The sounds occurred every 10 minutes lasted for about 30 minutes, they added.
Man to be charged on 3 June
On Tuesday (3 June), the man will be charged in court with murder under Section 302(1) of the Penal Code 1871, SPF said.
The offence carries the death penalty.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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