Woman found dead in Dover flat; man who can help with police probe has left Singapore

SINGAPORE - The body of a 30-year-old woman was found inside an HDB flat in Dover on Monday (Dec 2).

In response to queries from The Straits Times, the police said they received a call for assistance at around 5.10pm at a residential unit in Dover Road.

When they arrived, a woman was found lying motionless inside the unit, and was later pronounced dead by paramedics from the Singapore Civil Defence Force.

"Preliminary investigations revealed that a 34-year-old man, who is believed to be able to assist with investigations, had left Singapore prior to the call for assistance," the police said.

"The man and the woman are known to each other."

About 10 plain-clothes and uniformed police officers were seen outside the 11th floor unit at Block 1 when ST arrived at around 8pm.

ST understands that officers from the Criminal Investigation Department were at the scene.

The area had been cordoned off.

Two police cars were spotted at the foot of the block. ST also saw two officers carrying boxes and leaving in a Crime Scene Investigation vehicle at about 8.10pm.

A neighbour, who declined to be named, said the police had been there since 5pm.

Another resident, who lives directly below the affected unit, said her mother heard ambulance sirens at around 5pm.

Police investigations are ongoing.

On Nov 30, a 66-year-old man was charged with the murder of a 67-year-old woman in her Ang Mo Kio HDB flat. The alleged offence took place some time between Nov 27 and 29.

There have been eight cases of murder or alleged murder so far in 2024, including the incident in Ang Mo Kio.

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