Retired teacher found dead in Yishun flat, Singapore, Digi Mart USA News (Yishun, Singapore): The body of an 81-year-old woman was found in a Yishun flat on Tuesday, Nov 10, after a stench coming from the unit prompted a neighbour to call for help, according to a report by AsiaOne.
The police told AsiaOne they received a call for assistance at Block 343 Yishun Avenue 11 at about 4.50 p.m. on Tuesday.
The elderly woman was found lying motionless and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Long-time neighbour Sonia, 55, told Shin Min Daily News that she had noticed a lingering smell for days, which grew stronger on Tuesday morning. Unable to bear the odour, she had to wear a mask and asked her husband to report the incident.
Sonia also said she had noticed the deceased’s front door had remained shut since Nov 6, which was out of the ordinary. Although the windows were open, the house was unusually quiet.
She added that she had thought the senior was away on a holiday.
Her husband, surnamed Wu, told Shin Min Daily News that the woman was known as Brenda. Wu, 66, said Brenda had been a teacher and home tutor before retirement.
She had lived alone for years after her husband died, and her two sons had moved out.
“Her grandchild occasionally visited her. An elderly man, who was probably her brother, who would sometimes deliver food,” Wu said.
The police said preliminary investigations do not suggest foul play.
