The Police have arrested a 35-year-old woman for her suspected involvement in the death of her eight-year-old daughter.
On 10 August 2021 at about 11.40am, the Police were alerted to an incident in a residential unit along Geylang Lorong 31, where an eight-year-old girl was found lying motionless with multiple wounds. She was unconscious when conveyed to the hospital and was pronounced dead at 12.45pm. The 35-year-old woman, who was arrested at scene, is the biological mother of the deceased.
The Police will be charging the 35-year-old woman in court on 11 August 2021 with murder, and will seek a court order to remand her for psychiatric assessment.
The offence of murder under Section 302(1) of the Penal Code carries the death penalty.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
10 August 2021 @ 6:50 PM
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
10 August 2021 @ 6:50 PM