SINGAPORE: The police said on Thursday (Sep 18) that they are investigating a 40-year-old man for alleged involvement in the murder of a 43-year-old woman in Joo Chiat.
In response to queries from CNA, the police said that it received a call for assistance at a residential unit along Everitt Road at about 9.30pm on Monday.
CNA understands that the residential unit in question is at the Lotus @ Joo Chiat condominium.
“Upon police’s arrival, a 43-year-old woman was found lying motionless inside the unit. She was subsequently pronounced dead at scene,” police said.
The police added that preliminary investigations showed that the man, who was known to the woman, had left Singapore prior to the call for assistance.
A neighbour who declined to be named told CNA that she saw police officers in the empty unit on Tuesday morning.
She said that a couple, a young child and two helpers lived there.
“We don’t have much to say because they weren’t loud or anything, they were just not very social,” added the neighbour.
She added that the man appeared “shy and reserved” during their limited interactions and that she often saw the helpers with the child.
“Everybody is quite upset,” the neighbour said. “People are talking, they are really concerned, and also upset that we’re just not being told anything.”
Police investigations are ongoing.
