Daughter suspected of killing father in Sengkang, police investigating

[UPDATE 12.41pm]

The police told AsiaOne they arrested a 31-year-old woman for her suspected involvement in the murder of her 67-year-old father.

The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force said they received a call for assistance at about 5.35am on Friday.

Upon arrival, officers found the man lying motionless with multiple wounds inside the flat.

The deceased’s next-door neighbours, Lalitha Sivalingam and Vathembal Kandasamy, told the Straits Times that the elderly man, who suffered a stroke 10 years ago, lived in the unit with his daughter.

His wife died of cancer in September.

Police are investigating an alleged murder that occurred at Block 190A Rivervale Drive on Friday (Nov 4) morning where a daughter is suspected of killing her father, reported Shin Min Daily News. 

Reporters from the Chinese daily at the scene saw three police cars parked beneath the block, and a group of police officers conducting investigations at the block's rubbish chute. 

Another group of officers was stationed outside a four-room flat on the 15th floor, which has been cordoned off. 

A female resident who lives on the 14th floor told Shin Min that she heard noises coming from the unit above on Thursday night and Friday morning.

Another eyewitness said that they saw police searching the rubbish chute for evidence at about 7am. 

AsiaOne has contacted the police for more information. 

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