1 dead, 1 hospitalised after back-to-back incidents at Bedok Central HDB block
Two separate incidents at the same HDB block in Bedok over two consecutive days left a 69-year-old woman dead and another woman, aged 72, taken to hospital.The incidents occurred at Block 219B Bedok Central on Nov 11 and 12.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they received a call for assistance at the block at about 5.20am on Nov 11.The 69-year-old woman was found lying motionless at the foot of the block and was pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) paramedic.SCDF confirmed that it received a call for assistance at the block at about 5.25am that day.Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play. Police investigations are ongoing.The following day, the police received another call for assistance at the same block at about 7.25am.A 72-year-old woman was conveyed conscious to the hospital and subsequently apprehended under the Mental Health Act.SCDF told AsiaOne it had received a call for assistance at about 7.40am on Nov 12 and conveyed one person to Changi General Hospital.