Retired teacher, 81, found dead in Yishun flat
The body of an 81-year-old woman was found in a Yishun flat on Tuesday (Nov 10) after a stench emanating from the unit prompted a neighbour to call for help.The police told AsiaOne it received a call for assistance at Block 343 Yishun Avenue 11 at about 4.50pm on Tuesday.The elderly woman was found lying motionless and pronounced dead at the scene.Long-time neighbour Sonia, 55, told Shin Min Daily News that she had noticed a lingering smell for days, which grew stronger on Tuesday morning.Unable to bear the odour, she had to wear a mask. Sonia subsequently asked her husband to report the incident.Prior to the smell, the resident said she also noticed the deceased's front door had remained shut since Nov 6, which was out of the ordinary.While the windows remained opened, the house was unusually quiet.Sonia added that she thought the senior was away on a holiday.Her husband, surnamed Wu, told Shin Min Daily News that the woman was known as Brenda.Wu, 66, said Brenda was a teacher and home tutor before retirement.She had lived alone for years after her husband died, and her two sons moved out.