THE Sembawang Town Council (STC) is restricting access to
rooftop water tanks so that only town council staff have access, in
the light of the murder of an Indonesian maid on Monday.
The body of Ms Ruliyawati, 30, was discovered in a water tank
serving the residents of Block 686B, Woodlands Drive 73. On
Wednesday, Bangladeshi cleaner Repon Mostafa, 27, was charged with
murdering her between 7.10am and 9.54am on Monday.
The grisly circumstances of the incident has raised questions
among residents about how strict the town council is about access
to potentially sensitive areas like HDB block rooftops, which house
water tanks.
STC general manager Soon Min Sin told The Straits Times that as
of Wednesday, keys to the water tanks would be given only to town
council staff.
He added that the locks on all eight tanks in Block 686B have
also been replaced.
While the lift repair crew has keys to the roof, they will not
have access to the water tanks.
-- ST
