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</TR><!-- headline one : end --><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Kimberly Spykerman
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A Buddhist monk collected Ms Choo Xue Ying's ashes on Wednesday morning and scattered them at sea. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN
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POLICE have identified the badly-decomposed body found by passers-by more than a week ago in the bushes at Bukit Batok Nature Park.
The woman, 47-year-old Ms Choo Xue Ying, was identified through a DNA sample, after pictures of her personal items released by police failed to bring forth any next-of-kin.
It is believed that she also suffered head injuries.
Her body was claimed by family members on Tuesday and cremated that same afternoon.
A Buddhist monk collected her ashes on Wednesday morning and scattered them at sea.
Ms Choo had been living in an apartment in Eunos for the past three months with an elderly man who claimed to be a 'close friend'.
He said that she did not pay him rent, but bought him food every day. The case is still classified as unnatural death and police investigations are ongoing.
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>Woman's body identified <!--10 min-->
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Kimberly Spykerman
</TD></TR><!-- show image if available --><TR vAlign=bottom><TD width=330>
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A Buddhist monk collected Ms Choo Xue Ying's ashes on Wednesday morning and scattered them at sea. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN
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POLICE have identified the badly-decomposed body found by passers-by more than a week ago in the bushes at Bukit Batok Nature Park.
The woman, 47-year-old Ms Choo Xue Ying, was identified through a DNA sample, after pictures of her personal items released by police failed to bring forth any next-of-kin.
It is believed that she also suffered head injuries.
Her body was claimed by family members on Tuesday and cremated that same afternoon.
A Buddhist monk collected her ashes on Wednesday morning and scattered them at sea.
Ms Choo had been living in an apartment in Eunos for the past three months with an elderly man who claimed to be a 'close friend'.
He said that she did not pay him rent, but bought him food every day. The case is still classified as unnatural death and police investigations are ongoing.