The Singapore Police Force said earlier today (29 April) that a 49-year-old foreign maid was arrested for the alleged murder of a 73-year-old man.
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The police said that they were alerted to the death of the elderly man inside a residential unit at Bishan Street 23 at about 8.50am yesterday (28 April).
The deceased was found lying motionless inside the unit by officers and subsequently pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
At the time of writing, investigations into the incident are ongoing.
The maid reportedly works for the household of the deceased, and she is due to be charged in court with murder tomorrow (30 April).
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Upon conviction for murder, she faces the mandatory death penalty.