A 61-year-old man was found dead and lying motionless inside his home at Redhill Close earlier this morning, with multiple wounds on his body.
His 59-year-old co-tenant of the unit has since been arrested by the police for suspected murder, according to Channel NewsAsia.
The Singapore Police Force said in a news release that they were alerted to a case of murder at a HDB unit at Redhill Close earlier today (17 March) at about 10.50am.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 61-year-old man lying down on the ground motionless with multiple wounds on his body.
He was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
A 59-year-old man who was the flatmate of the victim and co-tenant of the unit was then arrested by the police at the scene for suspected murder.
According to The Straits Times, the 59-year-old is set to be charged in court tomorrow (18 March) with murder under Section 302(1) of the Penal Code 1871, and if convicted, faces the mandatory death penalty by hanging.
At the time of writing, police investigations into the suspected murder is still ongoing. Watch this space for updates.
Death penalty in Singapore for murder
In Singapore, the death penalty is imposed for a range of crimes, including drug trafficking, terrorism, and murder. Murder is one of the most serious offenses that can lead to a death sentence.
The country has a mandatory death penalty for murder, which means that anyone convicted of murder is automatically sentenced to death, unless they can prove that they acted under exceptional circumstances, such as self-defense.
In Singapore, the death penalty is carried out by hanging. The execution is carried out in secret, and the date and time are not made public.
The only people who are informed of the execution are the condemned person and their family members. The execution is carried out by a team of prison officials who are specially trained for this task.
Before the execution, the condemned person is given the opportunity to meet with their family members and a religious counselor.
They are also given the opportunity to make a final statement. The condemned person is then escorted to the gallows, where they are hanged until they are declared dead.