Father and daughter living together in Blk 324D Sengkang East Way 8th flr didn’t appear for a mth. On Mon(October 6), they were found dead at home

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A father and daughter pair, who had not been seen for about a month, were found dead in their Sengkang Housing Development Board (HDB) flat on Monday, Oct. 6.

According to Shin Min Daily News, the discovery of their bodies occurred at around 1pm at a unit on the eighth floor of Block 324D Sengkang East Way.

The man's body was found in a bedroom, while his daughter's body was discovered near the main door in the living room.



Discovery made after bodily fluids leaked from ceiling​



Shin Min reported that police officers cordoned off parts of corridor, and several officers were seen stationed outside the flat.

The discovery was made after a resident in the unit directly below the deceased persons' flat noticed a foul smell and liquid leaking from her ceiling.



father daughter die sengkang
Photo via Shin Min Daily News




father daughter die sengkang
Photo via Shin Min Daily News


The resident's son, surnamed Zeng (transliteration), told Shin Min that he received a call from his 70-year-old mother at around 6am on Oct. 6, informing him about the liquid and smell.

When he arrived later that morning at around 9am, he helped to clean the liquid up with his bare hands using tissue paper.

"The red liquid was sticky and smelled really bad," Zeng said.

He said he went to work afterward, but when he called his mother again later in the day, she told him that the smell was getting worse.



"The more I thought about it, the more I felt like something wasn't right, so I decided to call the police."


His mother has since moved out and will stay with him temporarily while cleaning arrangements are made.



Man's body was severely decomposed​



In response to Mothership's queries, police confirmed that they were alerted to a case of unnatural death at Block 324D Sengkang East Way at about 1:35pm.

A man and a 47-year-old woman were found lying motionless in the unit and were pronounced dead at the scene.

According to Shin Min, the man's body was severely decomposed, and further identification is required.

Police investigations are ongoing.



father daughter die sengkang
Photo via Shin Min Daily News




father daughter die sengkang
Photo via Shin Min Daily News




Neighbours said the pair kept to themselves​



A neighbour, a 51-year-old woman surnamed He (transliteration), told Shin Min that a family of three had originally lived in the unit where the bodies were found.

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However, she had stopped seeing the older female resident in around 2017 and assumed that she had either passed away or moved out.

She said that since then, only the father and daughter had lived there and that the pair rarely spoke to neighbours.

She added that the father was quiet and always wore shorts, a mask and a cap when he was out, and that she would always see him returning home with two packets of rice.

"I greeted him before, but he ignored me," she said. "The last time I saw him was around July, and the last time I saw his daughter was during Chinese New Year."

Another neighbour, 69-year-old Jia Lan (transliteration), said that the pair kept to themselves and that he last saw them at the end of August.

He described the father as healthy, but said the daughter was believed to have a mental health condition.

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He added that when the police arrived, they asked him if he had heard any arguments or disturbances from the unit, but both him and his wife had not heard anything.



Daughter's behaviour noticed by neighbours​



Neighbours also told Shin Min that the daughter was sometimes seen talking and laughing to herself, and often avoided being seen by others in the lift.

One of the residents said: "I remember once when I was working from home, she saw me open my door and quickly ran away."

Jia Lan added that the daughter would clap and sing in front of the elevator, and that he had seen her wandering aimlessly across the street several times.

He said the father and daughter never caused any disturbance in the estate otherwise.



Neighbours had noticed the foul smell weeks earlier​



Shin Min reported that several neighbours had detected a smell since about a month ago.

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A 75-year-old neighbour, surnamed Ceng (transliteration), said she had noticed an odour resembling balacan (fermented shrimp paste) lately, and that authorities had visited a few weeks ago to inquire about it.

Another resident, who lived on the 10th floor, said that the smell had become noticeably stronger in the past few days, prompting her to keep her doors and windows shut.

Jia Lan added that he had received a flyer from the authorities last month, asking if he had smelled anything unusual.
 
concrete is porous and will becum more porous over time. water seeping through concrete downwards by gravity action is very common. the other less common seepage through concrete is upwards from the ground via hydrostatic pressure. if you own a landed property with a basement that is not hydrostatically sealed you will understand the problem through costly repairs. if your neighbor upstairs don’t mop up puddles on the floor over 6.9 weeks dirty fluids will seep through the grout between tiles. the water in the toilet is constantly drained via sewage plumbing thus is not an issue unless toilet drains clogged up. your hdb and condo flats will eventually have concrete issues around 69 years. some don’t need to wait that long due to poor concrete work done on floors and walls. in equatorial climate, concrete aging is worse. sinkies shouldn’t sexpect their flats to last 99 years.
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there are scientific research articles written about the causes and consequences of concrete aging out there on the web. most cite 50 years when serious issues will start to occur.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2020/9370591
https://www.gonano.com/post/the-science-behind-concrete-aging-and-deterioration
https://www.concrete.org/frequentlyaskedquestions/faqid/646.aspx
https://concretecaptain.com/how-long-do-concrete-structures-last/
 
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Then how daughter die?

Maybe after the father died, she was scared and dare not go out and died of hunger.
Very sad case.

The daughter same condition as @k1976
the daughter was believed to have a mental health condition.

Neighbours also told Shin Min that the daughter was sometimes seen talking and laughing to herself same as @k1976 , and often avoided being seen by others in the lift.

I think @sbfuncle is correct on the hungry and scare on the daughter. Very sad case. If only the Mp or volunteers had noticed them earlier.
 
According to online sources, this flat was completed in 2000, like with shitty construction standards, nothing like the old HDB flats built from mid 70s to 80s under Ong Teng Cheong.
 
jialat ... the blood and body fluid seep through the floor slab drip down to unit below .... the stench and remains of fluid trapped inside the concrete will stay long long and cannot be cleaned off .... poor family below need to live with the smelly stench for long long time .... jialat! :whistling:
 
jialat ... the blood and body fluid seep through the floor slab drip down to unit below .... the stench and remains of fluid trapped inside the concrete will stay long long and cannot be cleaned off .... poor family below need to live with the smelly stench for long long time .... jialat! :whistling:
Can blow whistle on ppl misery. Hope u die in your taxi
 
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