1 dead, another prevented from falling at same Bedok HDB block over 2 consecutive days
A 69-year-old woman was found dead at the foot of a Bedok HDB block, just a day before a 72-year-old woman was stopped from falling from a ledge at the same block.
A reader alerted Shin Min Daily News to a large number of police officers at Block 219B Bedok Central on Nov 11 and 12.
When reporters visited the block on Nov 13, 72-year-old resident Ms Chen (transliterated) said she witnessed the officers gathered downstairs at about 7am on Nov 11.
“I heard that someone had fallen from the 12th floor, but I’m not sure what exactly happened,” she said.
She encountered police officers patrolling the area again the following morning. The floor of the lift lobby was also covered in blood.
“From what I understand, residents managed to stop the person the next day. Thankfully, she did not fall,” she said.
Resident stops woman in time
Reporters subsequently spoke to a resident in his 40s, Mr Lai (transliterated), who had intervened to stop the woman.
He said he had heard noises coming from the corridor outside his flat at about 7am on Nov 12. Looking out, he was shocked to witness a woman in a potentially life-threatening situation.
He immediately shouted at her to stop.
“She was about 1.6m tall, and both her hands were already on the ledge, with half her body leaning out. She must have been startled when she heard me shouting, and climbed back in.
“She then took the lift downstairs, and I immediately called the police,” he said.
Lai believed the woman had already sustained injuries to her limbs, as she left a trail of blood behind her.
He added that he had not seen the woman in the neighbourhood before and suspected that she did not live in the block.
“I heard that the police managed to locate her shortly after arriving,” he added.
It was observed that there was a trail of blood measuring about 30m at the lift lobby on the ground floor.
Another female resident, who declined to be named, said she had lived in the neighbourhood for 15 years and had not encountered similar incidents.
1 dead, another injured
For the first incident on Nov 11, police told Stomp that they received a call for assistance at the block at about 5.20am that day.
A 69-year-old woman was found lying motionless at the foot of the block and was pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) paramedic.
Preliminary investigations ruled out foul play, and police investigations are ongoing.
In the second incident, police received a call for assistance at the same block at about 7.25am on Nov 12.
A 72-year-old woman was conveyed conscious to the hospital and was subsequently apprehended under the Mental Health Act.
In a separate statement, the SCDF said that the woman was conveyed to Changi General Hospital.
SCDF said in its statement that they received a call for assistance at a neighbouring block — Block 219A Bedok Central.
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