SINGAPORE: A human skull and other bones found by a birdwatcher in a forested area near a cemetery are still unidentified, with a coroner on Tuesday (Nov 3) returning an open verdict on how the person died.
The precise date and location of the death could not be determined, and there was a substantial number of missing bones, with the cause of death unascertained, said Coroner Chay Yuen Fatt.
However, the available skeletal features indicated that the deceased was a man in his late 70s or 80s, the court heard.
THE CASE
The remains were discovered on Mar 8 this year in a forested area behind the Hindu cemetery in Choa Chu Kang, which is managed by the National Environment Agency (NEA).
A member of the public who said he cycled regularly to the cemetery to birdwatch saw the skull and initially thought it belonged to an animal.
However, on closer inspection, he believed it was human.
The man went to NEA’s office and told the staff members there that he had found a human skull.
An NEA senior executive went to the incident location and found other bones that he believed to be human remains.
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