SINGAPORE: A 44-year-old man was arrested for murder on Sunday (Jun 1) after a 79-year-old woman was found dead in Sengkang.
The police said they received a call for assistance at a residential unit along Fernvale Road at about 11.50am.
“Upon police’s arrival, officers found the 79-year-old woman lying motionless inside the unit. She was subsequently pronounced dead by SCDF paramedics at scene.”
The 44-year-old man was arrested at the scene. Preliminary investigations revealed that both parties are known to each other, the police said in a news release on Monday evening.
The man will be charged in court on Tuesday with murder. The offence of murder carries the death penalty.
Police investigations are ongoing.
