‘She was kind, we miss her’: Undertaker Roland Tay helps parents cremate woman from China found dead in MBS, Singapore News

He said they remembered their daughter as someone who always helped others in need. 

“They told me about the charitable work she had done, including donating money for the victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. That is when I decided to help them for free,” he said. 

He added that the couple, who are in their mid-60s, have two other children who were unable to come to Singapore because they could not afford it.

“Zhang lost contact with her parents about two years ago and had been in and out of Singapore and Malaysia in the past few months, based on her passport records,” Tay said. 

“Her parents told me on the day we met, ‘She was a very kind girl, and we miss her very much’.”

Tay, the founder of Direct Funeral Services, is known for arranging free funerals for murder victims, the poor and the destitute.

Details surrounding death unclear

Tay added that Zhang’s parents were devastated and that details surrounding the death are still unclear.

“They don’t have much information about the circumstances of their daughter’s death. Even if they wanted to check her phone for contacts, they couldn’t, as it was locked,” he said.

In response to queries from AsiaOne, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed that a call for assistance was made at about 3pm at 1 Bayfront Avenue on Dec 20. 

A 34-year-old woman was found motionless at the above mentioned location and was pronounced dead at scene by an SCDF paramedic.

Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play. Investigations are ongoing.

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