Residents of an Ang Mo Kio<\/a> HDB initially thought that a horrible stench that plagued the block came from a dead rat, but later discovered that it was from a woman who had died alone at home.<\/p>\n Police found the 57-year-old woman lying motionless in the living room of her third-floor unit at Block 464 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 on the morning of Sept 22.<\/p>\n When Shin Min Daily News<\/a> reporters arrived at the scene, the unit\u2019s doors and windows were tightly shut, but a strong, pungent stench could still be detected from outside.<\/p>\n Mr Zhuo (transliterated), one of the neighbours, described the smell as \u201cpungent\u201d, even after spraying air fresheners.<\/p>\n He mentioned that his family began detecting the stench about two to three days ago and initially assumed that it was from a dead rat.<\/p>\n On the morning of Sept 22, Zhuo\u2019s grandmother spotted that the unit\u2019s door was left ajar.<\/p>\n She alerted the authorities after noticing flies buzzing around the door and realising that the stench was coming from inside the unit.<\/p>\n When police officers opened the door at around 11am, the stench became so intolerable that neighbours living on the same level shared marks with one another.<\/p>\n According to Zhuo, the deceased had been living alone in the three-room flat for more than 10 years.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was usually very quiet and rarely spoke to us. The last time I saw her was about a week ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Zhuo also revealed that the deceased <\/strong>used to live with her parents, but she ended up staying there alone after their deaths.<\/p>\n In response to Stomp\u2019s queries,\u00a0the police<\/a> said they were alerted to the incident at about 10.50am on Sept 22. The woman was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play.<\/p>\n Investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n Have something to say? Join in!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Explore more on these topics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n See something interesting? Contribute<\/a> your story to us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nFoul stench spreading throughout the HDB in Ang Mo Kio<\/h2>\n
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