The elderly woman lived alone in her flat at Teban Gardens, with few to no visits from relatives or friends. She was single, childless, and her parents were dead. By the time they found her decomposed body lying in the kitchen toilet on April 24, her facial...
The authorities tried matching it with her brother’s, but it revealed they were not biologically related.With all three identification tests failing, she was marked simply as “Unknown”.
During the coroner’s inquiry into the case, investigation officer Benjamin Sim said a neighbour living in the unit directly below Madam Tham had water leakage issues from the ceiling on April 21.They contacted her elder brother, who then informed Madam Tham’s niece to check on her at the flat. IO Sim said there were no signs of forced entry or of a struggle, and the police did not suspect foul play.
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