54-year-old woman found dead in canal near Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal; case classified as murder
The body of a 54-year-old woman was found in a drain at Tanah Merah Ferry terminal on Nov 25, 2016. (Photo: TODAY/Wee Teck Hian)
SINGAPORE — A 54-year-old woman was found dead in a drain near the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal on Friday (Nov 25), and the police have classified the case as murder.
The police were alerted at 9.44am, and the Singaporean woman — who had neck injuries and bruises on her stomach — was pronounced dead at the scene at 10.39am.
She was a cleaner at the ferry terminal.
The police said investigations are ongoing.
Taxi driver Mohamed Kamal Abdul Rahim, 58, said that he often greeted the victim because he frequents the ferry terminal.
“I am shocked. I just saw her (on Thursday) sometime in the afternoon,” he said.
“She is quite quiet, but I often greet her with, ‘Hi, kakak (sister)’, and ask if she had eaten.
“She would smile and say ‘Yes’. The other cleaners there told me it’s her, and they are equally surprised.”
