Police found two seniors dead in their own homes on June 13, after neighbours detected foul odours from their respective HDB flats in Ang Mo Kio and Bedok.<\/p>\n
The first case was reported at Block 554 Bedok North Street 3 on June 13.<\/p>\n
According to Shin Min Daily News, residents alerted the authorities after noticing a strong stench from a unit on the 10th floor.<\/p>\n
A neighbour surnamed Huang (transliterated), 77, said she first detected the smell on June 11 and thought something had gone bad in her own home.<\/p>\n
“I searched around but couldn’t find anything, so I didn’t think much of it,” she said. She only later learnt that a neighbour living one floor below had died in his unit.<\/p>\n
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Another resident, surnamed Luo, 78, told reporters that he had spoken to the man about two weeks earlier and that he appeared to be in good spirits.<\/p>\n
Residents said the deceased lived alone and described him as someone who kept mostly to himself. They would occasionally see him buying food or tending to plants and fish.<\/p>\n
In response to Stomp’s queries, the police confirmed that they received a call for assistance at Block 554 Bedok North Street 3 at about 5.50pm on June 13.<\/p>\n
\u201cA 66-year-old man was found motionless in a residential unit and pronounced dead at scene,\u201d the police said.<\/p>\n
Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play and investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n
Neighbours notice smell from Ang Mo Kio flat<\/h2>\n
Later that night, another elderly resident was found dead in her flat at Block 508 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8.<\/p>\n
Similar to the case in Bedok, Shin Min Daily News reported that neighbours had noticed an unpleasant smell coming from the third-floor unit.<\/p>\n
A neighbour, identified only as Kartik, 35, said he had noticed a strange odour the previous day, but did not pay much attention to it then as he was heading out.<\/p>\n
Another resident, 101-year-old Madam Deng, said the deceased lived alone and rarely interacted with neighbours, though she was often seen spending time downstairs by herself.<\/p>\n
Deng added that the deceased\u2019s elder brother is currently living in a nursing home and is unsure if he had been informed of his sister\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
In response to Stomp’s queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call for assistance at Block 508 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 at about 10.20pm on June 13
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“A person was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n
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