May 17, 2011
Maid's body found in HDB water tank
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A DOCTOR specialising in infectious diseases advised residents of the Woodlands block where a body was found in a water tank to stay calm as the full facts were not yet known.
Two critical issues were: how long the body was in the tank and the extent of decomposition.
=> Do you expect the FAP to give straight answers?
The doctor said that if a body was submerged for more than 24 hours, there could be bacterial contamination caused by decomposition and the water would smell too.
But information pieced together from residents of Block 686B, Woodlands Drive 73 yesterday suggests that the body might have been in the tank for only a few hours.
Some said they heard screams at 7am, and the police were informed about the body at 10am. Water supply from the rooftop tanks was cut off at 11am.
=> Who informed them? The murderer? Again no straight answer!
The doctor who spoke to The Straits Times said: 'If there is bacterial contamination of the water, those who drink the water may experience symptoms such as stomach ache, diarrhoea and vomiting.'
None of the residents interviewed had such symptoms. While some noticed that the water was discoloured or 'bubbly', nobody complained of smell.
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'I am very upset and angry that the town council did not explain properly what had happened. This is just too scary.'
=> How did the residents vote recently?
Housewife Yasmin Abdul, 35
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Police on the roof of Block 686B, Woodlands Drive 73, where the body of an Indonesian maid was found in a water tank. Police have not released the name of the maid. -- ST PHOTOS: CAROLINE CHIA
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SOME residents of a block of Housing Board flats in Woodlands were greeted with an unusual sight when they turned on their taps yesterday morning.
The water was slightly yellowish and appeared unnaturally foamy.
Some assumed that the water pipes were malfunctioning. At least four residents of Block 686B, Woodlands Drive 73, called the Sembawang Town Council to complain.
First their water supply was cut off at 11am. Then they were told that 'maintenance work' was being done. It was only later in the day that the horrifying news spread: A 30-year-old Indonesian maid working there had been found dead in one of eight water tanks atop the 15-storey block.
=> Lie again! What's new?
A 27-year-old Bangladeshi maintenance worker was arrested nearby in connection with the woman's death. They were believed to have been in an intimate relationship.
=> Old Dud has promised to let in another 900k of them. Good Luck!
Some residents recalled hearing screams and a couple arguing loudly in the morning, but they did not call the police, thinking it was a domestic problem.
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.http://www.straitstimes.com/PrimeNews/Story/STIStory_669376.html
[email protected]
[email protected]
Additional reporting by Melissa Pang and Grace Chua
Maid's body found in HDB water tank
<!-- by line -->By Elizabeth Soh & Kimberly Spykerman
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<!--background story, collapse if none-->Any health risk? It depends on the facts
A DOCTOR specialising in infectious diseases advised residents of the Woodlands block where a body was found in a water tank to stay calm as the full facts were not yet known.
Two critical issues were: how long the body was in the tank and the extent of decomposition.
=> Do you expect the FAP to give straight answers?
The doctor said that if a body was submerged for more than 24 hours, there could be bacterial contamination caused by decomposition and the water would smell too.
But information pieced together from residents of Block 686B, Woodlands Drive 73 yesterday suggests that the body might have been in the tank for only a few hours.
Some said they heard screams at 7am, and the police were informed about the body at 10am. Water supply from the rooftop tanks was cut off at 11am.
=> Who informed them? The murderer? Again no straight answer!
The doctor who spoke to The Straits Times said: 'If there is bacterial contamination of the water, those who drink the water may experience symptoms such as stomach ache, diarrhoea and vomiting.'
None of the residents interviewed had such symptoms. While some noticed that the water was discoloured or 'bubbly', nobody complained of smell.
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'I am very upset and angry that the town council did not explain properly what had happened. This is just too scary.'
=> How did the residents vote recently?
Housewife Yasmin Abdul, 35
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SOME residents of a block of Housing Board flats in Woodlands were greeted with an unusual sight when they turned on their taps yesterday morning.
The water was slightly yellowish and appeared unnaturally foamy.
Some assumed that the water pipes were malfunctioning. At least four residents of Block 686B, Woodlands Drive 73, called the Sembawang Town Council to complain.
First their water supply was cut off at 11am. Then they were told that 'maintenance work' was being done. It was only later in the day that the horrifying news spread: A 30-year-old Indonesian maid working there had been found dead in one of eight water tanks atop the 15-storey block.
=> Lie again! What's new?
A 27-year-old Bangladeshi maintenance worker was arrested nearby in connection with the woman's death. They were believed to have been in an intimate relationship.
=> Old Dud has promised to let in another 900k of them. Good Luck!
Some residents recalled hearing screams and a couple arguing loudly in the morning, but they did not call the police, thinking it was a domestic problem.
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.http://www.straitstimes.com/PrimeNews/Story/STIStory_669376.html
[email protected]
[email protected]
Additional reporting by Melissa Pang and Grace Chua
