A woman in her thirties was found dead at the foot of a flat in
Punggol Edgedale Planes on Thursday morning.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received a call to Block
174C Edgedale Planes at about 5:25am. Paramedics who arrived at the
scene shortly afterwards pronounced her dead.
It is unclear how the woman died.
Residents said the deceased lived in a unit on the fifth floor with
an elderly person. A 64-year-old housewife, who lives at the third
floor of the block, said her son heard a loud thump at about 5:20
am. He did not think much about it and continued on his
activities.
Another resident said that at about 6:30am police had arrived and
cordoned off the area. The body was covered with a white plastic
sheet and removed shortly.
According to the resident, who declined to be named, police went
from door to door asking residents if there was any one missing
from their flats. Shortly, she witnessed an elderly woman identify
the body as her maid.
Police are still investigating the incident.