A SET of skeletal remains has been uncovered by two land survey
staff in the forest next to the Tanah Merah MRT station.
The police were alerted to the discovery at about 3.15pm last
Saturday. Officers found the remains of an unidentified person at a
forested area along New Upper Changi Road, which is next to the MRT
station.
The Straits Times understands that some items were found near
the remains, including a blue haversack and cash.
According to Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao, the skeleton was clad
in a tattered black T-shirt.
An old mobile phone and some cash were also found nearby.
Indian foreign workers Pandi, 26, and Kumar, 32, who made the
discovery, told the newspaper that it was difficult to tell if the
deceased was male or female as the body had fully decomposed,
leaving only the bones. A piece of rope was also found hanging on a
tree branch about 4m away, according to the report.
-- ST
