Girl, 12, found murdered in Hougang
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Girl, 12, found murdered in Hougang
She was found dead at the foot of a block on Wednesday morning and police have classified the case as murder. Maid led away by police for questioning. -AsiaOne
Wed, Nov 24, 2010
AsiaOne
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Girl, 12, found murdered in Hougang
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>A 12-year-old girl who was found dead at the foot of a block in Hougang is believed to have been killed.
She is believed to have fallen from the fourth floor of block 573, Hougang Street 51.
Police said the case is classified as murder and investigations are on-going.
Police received a call at 6.05am and the girl was pronounced dead at 6.20am.
No arrests have been made.
According to The Straits Times, the girl is said to have weak arms and legs. She had to be supported by a maid when moving around and attended a special school.
The girl, known as Linda, lived with her parents and a maid on the fourth floor of the block where her body was found.
Neighbours told Lianhe Wanbao that the girl was believed to have had low IQ, was hunchbacked and suffered from brittle bone disease. She could not walk, and could only crawl and sit. Although she began learning to walk in the last two years, she had to be assisted by her maid.
According to the reporter who was at the scene, the girl was clad in a set of white pajamas with pink floral patterns when she was found, with many injuries on her body. She was also bleeding heavily from her head and neck, and it is believed that she had suffered serious blows to her head.
When she began learning to walk, her parents often brought her out. Her father is a supervisor at a construction company, and her mother works at OG. They both loved their only daughter dearly, although the family hardly spoke to neighbours. But after the daughter showed improvement, her parents also became happier, and would sometimes talk to neighbours about the girl.
The police have led the family's maid away to assist in their investigations. She was sleeping when the police came knocking at the family's home. It is understood the maid had begun working for the family only two weeks ago. Neighbours also said the girl was being cared for by a previous maid who worked for the family for the last three years.
The girl's mother had gone knocking on her neighbour's door, asking for help at 6am this morning, after discovering that her daughter was missing. A neighbour, who identified herself as Mrs Tan, said that she called the police after the mother came around to ask for help.
When the girl's mother identified her daughter's body, the neighbour said that the mother "collapsed and cried loudly".
A witness also saw a girl crying along the 17th floor corridor early this morning. Neighbours on the fifth floor told Wanbao that police had gone to the 17th floor to investigate at around 11am.
Police have requested that anyone with information on the case should call them at 1800 - 2550000.
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