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: Block 194 Kim Keat Avenue, 3rd floor
: not stated
: 74
: Male
: 23 March 2026, about 7am
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: Block 117A Rivervale Drive, 5th floor
: not stated
: 45
: Female
: The afternoon of 23 March 2026
Two solitary deaths in a day.
A foul smell led to their discoveries.
Amid the rise of one-person households, there will be more solitary deaths, not less.
15.6% of all households in 2023/2024.
More than double in proportion in the last two decades.
Both individuals have been living alone for years; the man for seven years, and the 45-year-old woman since her mother passed away.
They kept to themselves, and except for the occasional greeting, there were no further interactions with their neighbours.
The man had no known mobility issues and goes out regularly.
The woman was last seen four to five days ago. She was seen hanging out the laundry.
No one knows her well.
According to her neighbours, her behaviour became abnormal after her mother passed away.
She talks loudly to herself at night, and her house was in a constant state of darkness.
On March 23, 2026, there was silence.
A foul odour permeates the air.
Several days after they passed away, they were found lying motionless in their homes and pronounced dead at the scene.
In solitude. In loneliness.
Another day, another solitary death in Singapore.
One too many, one too often.
: Shin Min Daily News
: Block 194 Kim Keat Avenue, 3rd floor
: not stated
: 74
: Male
: 23 March 2026, about 7am
–
: Block 117A Rivervale Drive, 5th floor
: not stated
: 45
: Female
: The afternoon of 23 March 2026
Two solitary deaths in a day.
A foul smell led to their discoveries.
Amid the rise of one-person households, there will be more solitary deaths, not less.
15.6% of all households in 2023/2024.
More than double in proportion in the last two decades.
Both individuals have been living alone for years; the man for seven years, and the 45-year-old woman since her mother passed away.
They kept to themselves, and except for the occasional greeting, there were no further interactions with their neighbours.
The man had no known mobility issues and goes out regularly.
The woman was last seen four to five days ago. She was seen hanging out the laundry.
No one knows her well.
According to her neighbours, her behaviour became abnormal after her mother passed away.
She talks loudly to herself at night, and her house was in a constant state of darkness.
On March 23, 2026, there was silence.
A foul odour permeates the air.
Several days after they passed away, they were found lying motionless in their homes and pronounced dead at the scene.
In solitude. In loneliness.
Another day, another solitary death in Singapore.
One too many, one too often.
: Shin Min Daily News
