A 61-year-old woman died on Friday (23 Oct) morning after falling from height at an HDB block in Jurong East.
Footage posted on TikTok showed a police blue tent set up at the foot of Block 286A Toh Guan Road, surrounded by apparent bloodstains.
Source: @smaffis on TikTok
According to the user, he had seen several police vehicles parked next to the block and thought they were responding to a “normal” case such as domestic violence or loanshark harassment.
Source: @smaffis on TikTok
However, he soon saw that an area near the void deck had been cordoned off by police tape.
He then realised what had happened when he saw the tent.
Source: @smaffis on TikTok
In the caption, he said his mother heard the sound of something heavy being dropped, followed by someone crying loudly.
A neighbour told him that the body had been covered by the blue tent since 11am — four hours before he wrote the post.
Other netizens shared similar experiences of coming across such cases in the comments.
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to a fall from height at about 11.20am on 23 Oct.
A 61-year-old woman was found lying motionless at the foot of Block 286A Toh Guan Road.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was called at about 11.25am, told MS News that she was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.
No foul play is suspected, based on preliminary investigations.
Police investigations are ongoing.
In July, the Samaritans of Singapore said there were a total of 441 suicide deaths in 2024, with a 50% increase among adults aged 30 to 39.
Suicide is also the second leading cause of death among this age group.
65.8% of the deceased individuals were male.
Here are some helplines available for those struggling with mental health issues:
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Featured image adapted from @smaffis on TikTok.