Accountant fails to show up for work, then...
She's FOUND DEAD in her bedroom
October 14, 2007
WHEN the 25-year-old accountant didn't turn up at work on Thursday,
her manager called to check on her.
Miss Chen was described as a filial daughter who accompanies her
mum to karaoke sessions. -- Picture: LIANHE WANBAO
Realising that she was still in her room, the family's maid knocked
on her bedroom door repeatedly. But there was no response.
Finally, sensing something was amiss, the maid asked a neighbour
for help.
They prised open the door around 4pm and found Miss Chen Xueli
lying on her bed, reported Lianhe Wanbao.
Miss Chen lived in a flat at Yishun Ring Road with her
family.
The maid told their neighbour that Miss Chen's manager had called
to ask about her when she did not turn up for work.
The neighbour, Madam Chen, then took a spanner and forced open the
bedroom door.
Madam Chen said: 'I was shocked at what I saw. She was lying
face-down in bed. I turned her over and saw that her body and lips
were discoloured.
'Her hands were also cold. She was already dead.'
She then called the police and informed Miss Chen's mother.
It is believed that Miss Chen had suffered from fits before.
Her younger brother said that their maid had tried to open her door
but found it locked.
He said: 'My sister has a habit of locking the door when she goes
to sleep. The maid knocked for a long time but there was no
response.
'That was when she went to our neighbour for help.'
FRIENDLY AND FILIAL
Madam Chen described the deceased as friendly.
'She was filial and was close to her mother, a businesswoman who
travels frequently for work.
'But whenever her mother returned home, they would go for karaoke
sessions together.'
Miss Chen's family was at the mortuary yesterday to claim her
body.
Said her father: 'When she got back from work on Wednesday, she was
still happily chatting with her friends on the phone.'
