A 41-year-old woman was rescued after she was found sitting precariously on the 16th-floor ledge of a Sengkang HDB flat, with a resident recalling her saying twice: “Nobody understands me”.
The woman was taken conscious to the hospital and was subsequently apprehended under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act.
The incident happened at about 9pm on Sept 14 at Block 123B Rivervale Drive in Sengkang.
A reader alerted Shin Min Daily News to the incident, saying someone at the block was threatening to jump from the building. Photos provided by the reader show Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel setting up an inflatable safety life air pack at the foot of the block.
When reporters visited the scene on the morning of Sept 15, 63-year-old resident Feng Jing Ting (transliterated) said she was preparing to rest at about 11pm when her son returned home and informed her that he was unable to take the lift up because of the incident.
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Feng, who lives on the 17th floor, then contacted a neighbour, who opened her door to find a woman sitting on a low wall near the staircase between the 16th and 17th floors. SCDF personnel and police officers were already at the scene.
Photos showed a woman sitting on the ledge near the staircase. She had her back against the wall, with both feet still on the inside of the wall and both hands gripping a metal handle. She appeared dazed.
Resident heard woman say ‘Nobody understands me’
Feng said she later opened her own door to take a look and saw SCDF rescue equipment — including rescue nets — laid out outside her unit.
“I heard the woman say twice, ‘Nobody understands me.’ The police then told me to close my door,” she added.
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