It was previously reported that a dead baby was found at the foot of an HDB block earlier this week on 29 March, at Block 166 Hougang Avenue 1, and that an 18-year-old girl is assisting the police with their investigations.
Shin Min Daily News reported that the baby was believed to have been stillborn and that the body was reportedly found with its umbilical cord still attached to the foetus.
The Singapore Police Force said that they were alerted to the case of unnatural death on 29 March at about 11.32 am.
Speaking to SMDN, one of the residents living there shared that initially, they heard many different accounts of what had actually happened, with some people initially speculating that an elderly person had fallen by accident.
The neighbours of the family involved also told the Chinese paper that they didn’t know that the 18-year-old girl was pregnant at the time.
They had seen her a few times walking past their unit but never spoke to each other, and another neighbour also added that he saw the bottom half of the 18-year-old girl’s body covered in blood.
According to SMDN, the authorities have not ruled out the possibility that the baby had already died when it was birthed, and that the woman was believed to have given birth at home.
When the body of the baby was discovered, it still had its umbilical cord attached; however, it was not revealed what happened between the time of delivery and the discovery of the body.
An elderly woman was also seen being interviewed by the police at the void deck of the block, as well as being on her phone before a young man showed up and accompanied her – they declined to comment on the incident and returned to the unit.
Police officers were also seen rummaging through the rubbish bins in search of clues and leads, remaining there for about 5 hours before leaving.
Recap
A baby’s body was found at the foot of an HDB located at Block 166 Hougang Avenue 1 on 29 March.
According to a report by The Straits Times, an 18-year-old girl is currently assisting with police investigations after a baby’s dead body was discovered at the base of Block 166 Hougang Avenue 1 on the morning of March 29th.
The police took possession of the body, which was wrapped in a pink towel.
According to Shin Min Daily News, there has been a case of non-natural death at the Hougang HDB flats, where an infant tragically lost their life. An 18-year-old woman is assisting the police in their investigations. The incident occurred at around 11 am on 29 March, at Block 166 Hougang Avenue 1.
The police stated that they received a report of non-natural death at around 11:32 am, and they added that a body had been discovered on the ground floor of the flat. An 18-year-old woman is assisting with the investigation.
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