Man found dead in Serangoon flat after neighbours notice strong smell

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SINGAPORE - A 54-year-old man was found dead in a Serangoon flat on Monday evening after neighbours detected a strong smell coming from the unit. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - A 54-year-old man was found dead in a Serangoon flat on Monday evening after neighbours detected a strong smell coming from the unit.

Police cordons had been cleared but hair and brown stains, some in the shape of footprints, were seen outside the unit. Madam Yap Mei Yun, 51, who lives three units away from the deceased, said she was shocked when she returned to her flat at 11pm on Monday and saw the area cordoned off by police. A retired cleaner, who wanted to be known only as Madam Soh, 71, said the man’s next-door neighbours called the police when they noticed the strong smell.Mr Jay Ghalib, 57, who often visits his mother and sister who live on the ninth storey, said: “Four months ago, the deceased placed many of his items inside the water and electrical meters. We only found out when my sister saw cockroaches there.

 

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