Responding to a call for assistance at Tampines MRT station,
personnel from the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force
(SCDF) made a grim find: The body of a newborn baby.
Stomper Jonathan said his wife
had been at the scene when the incident occurred yesterday
afternoon (June 3).
"She was trying to enter the toilet and was stopped," he told
Stomp.
Jonathan added that there was a crowd standing around -- as
seen in photos that he had contributed via WhatsApp -- but like his wife, nobody knew
what had happened.
Several netizens had also posted photos on Twitter and Facebook,
wondering why there was such a heavy police presence at the MRT
station and an area being cordoned off.
Jonathan said he and his wife only found out about the baby's death
upon reading media reports that night.
According to AsiaOne, a spokesperson said that SCDF were alerted
to an incident requiring ambulance assistance at Tampines MRT
station at about 1.40pm on Friday
The ambulance arrived at the scene within seven minutes, and
paramedics were led to a toilet on the first floor, SCDF said.
There, they found the the body of the baby.
It remains unclear how the baby died.
Meanwhile, the police said that they received a call requesting for
assistance at 1.37pm.
When officers arrived, it was established that the body of a male
newborn was found, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A police spokesperson added that investigations are still
ongoing.
According to Today newspaper, the body was found in a cubicle
rubbish bin by a cleaner who was doing her afternoon cleanup
rounds.
Website Coconuts Singapore reported that a body bag was
subsequently carried out of the toilet at around 4pm.
On Twitter, a user named William posted photographs of the station
showing that the police cordon was still in place at 5.05pm.
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