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These incidents have raised awareness about the importance of social cohesion and the need to support vulnerable individuals, ensuring they are not left behind in a rapidly modernising society.
These incidents have raised awareness about the importance of social cohesion and the need to support vulnerable individuals, ensuring they are not left behind in a rapidly modernising society.


== Documented cases of individuals found deceased alone in Singapore, 2024 ==
== Documented cases in 2024 ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!'''Date'''
!'''Date'''
!'''Day'''
!'''Day'''
Line 14: Line 15:
!'''Source'''
!'''Source'''
|-
|-
|1
|3 January 2024
|3 January 2024
|Wed
|Wed
Line 19: Line 21:
|69
|69
|Block 19, Telok Blangah Crescent
|Block 19, Telok Blangah Crescent
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/no-one-came-visit-her-woman-69-found-dead-telok-blangah-flat-lived-alone-over-10-years Asiaone]
|-
|-
|2
|22 January 2024
|22 January 2024
|Mon
|Mon
Line 26: Line 29:
|58
|58
|Block 645, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6
|Block 645, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6
|Shin Min
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20240123-1463804 Shin Min]
|-
|-
|3
|26 January 2024
|26 January 2024
|Fri
|Fri
Line 33: Line 37:
|58
|58
|Block 118, Potong Pasir Avenue 1
|Block 118, Potong Pasir Avenue 1
|Shin Min
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KDTqC3wKJ/ Shin Min]
|-
|-
|4
|3 February 2024
|3 February 2024
|Sat
|Sat
Line 40: Line 45:
|28
|28
|Block 47, Owen Road
|Block 47, Owen Road
|Mothership
|[https://mothership.sg/2024/02/unnatural-death-owen-road/ Mothership]
|-
|-
|5
|10 February 2024
|10 February 2024
|Sat
|Sat
Line 47: Line 53:
|60
|60
|Block 3, Jalan Bukit Merah
|Block 3, Jalan Bukit Merah
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/60-year-old-woman-found-decomposing-hdb-flat-after-neighbour-noticed-stench-and-called Asiaone]
|-
|-
|6
|20 February 2024
|20 February 2024
|Tue
|Tue
Line 54: Line 61:
|70
|70
|Block 1, Holland Close
|Block 1, Holland Close
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/elderly-man-found-dead-holland-flat-neighbour-admits-ignoring-disturbing-noises Asiaone]
|-
|-
|7
|20 February 2024
|20 February 2024
|Tue
|Tue
Line 61: Line 69:
|73
|73
|Block 630, Hougang Avenue 8
|Block 630, Hougang Avenue 8
|Mothership
|[https://mothership.sg/2024/02/elderly-man-die-alone-smell-hougang Mothership]
|-
|-
|8
|14 March 2024
|14 March 2024
|Thu
|Thu
Line 68: Line 77:
|76
|76
|Block 713, Bedok Reservoir Road
|Block 713, Bedok Reservoir Road
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/mans-body-found-bedok-flat-after-neighbours-discover-foul-smelling-fluid-unit Asiaone]
|-
|-
|9
|18 March 2024
|18 March 2024
|Mon
|Mon
Line 75: Line 85:
|67
|67
|Block 313B, Anchorvale Road
|Block 313B, Anchorvale Road
|Shin Min
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15hJ5t9rRG/ Shin Min]
|-
|-
|10
|2 April 2024
|2 April 2024
|Tue
|Tue
Line 82: Line 93:
|75
|75
|Block 8, Saint Georges Lane
|Block 8, Saint Georges Lane
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/3-bodies-1-week-elderly-residents-who-lived-alone-found-dead-whampoa-clementi-and-hougang Asiaone]
|-
|-
|11
|2 April 2024
|2 April 2024
|Tue
|Tue
Line 89: Line 101:
|67
|67
|Block 174B, Hougang Avenue 1
|Block 174B, Hougang Avenue 1
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/3-bodies-1-week-elderly-residents-who-lived-alone-found-dead-whampoa-clementi-and-hougang Asiaone]
|-
|-
|12
|3 April 2024
|3 April 2024
|Wed
|Wed
Line 96: Line 109:
|87
|87
|Block 460, Clementi Avenue 3
|Block 460, Clementi Avenue 3
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/3-bodies-1-week-elderly-residents-who-lived-alone-found-dead-whampoa-clementi-and-hougang Asiaone]
|-
|-
|13
|3 April 2024
|3 April 2024
|Wed
|Wed
Line 103: Line 117:
|52
|52
|Block 461A, Yishun Avenue 6
|Block 461A, Yishun Avenue 6
|8 World
|[https://www.8world.com/singapore/yishun-dead-body-found-2419146 8 World]
|-
|-
|14
|10 April 2024
|10 April 2024
|Wed
|Wed
Line 110: Line 125:
|63
|63
|Block 125A, Tengah Drive
|Block 125A, Tengah Drive
|Zaobao
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20240411-3373271 Zaobao]
|-
|-
|15
|25 April 2024
|25 April 2024
|Thu
|Thu
Line 117: Line 133:
|70
|70
|Block 121, Bukit Merah View
|Block 121, Bukit Merah View
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/70-year-old-man-found-dead-bukit-merah-flat-neighbours-had-noticed-foul-smell-didnt-think Asiaone]
|-
|-
|16
|23 May 2024
|23 May 2024
|Thu
|Thu
Line 124: Line 141:
|63
|63
|Block 109, Hougang Avenue 1
|Block 109, Hougang Avenue 1
|Zaobao
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20240525-3722754 Zaobao]
|-
|-
|17
|8 June 2024
|8 June 2024
|Sat
|Sat
Line 131: Line 149:
|65
|65
|Block 35, Margaret Drive
|Block 35, Margaret Drive
|Shin Min
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KDTqC3wKJ/ Shin Min]
|-
|-
|18
|26 June 2024
|26 June 2024
|Wed
|Wed
Line 138: Line 157:
|80
|80
|Block 245, Jurong East Street 24
|Block 245, Jurong East Street 24
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/smell-might-be-rotting-animal-carcass-jurong-residents-notice-stench-body-80-year-old Asiaone]
|-
|-
|19
|2 July 2024
|2 July 2024
|Tue
|Tue
Line 145: Line 165:
|67
|67
|Block 36, Circuit Road
|Block 36, Circuit Road
|Mothership
|[https://mothership.sg/2024/07/karang-guni-67-found-dead-macpherson-flat/ Mothership]
|-
|-
|20
|5 July 2024
|5 July 2024
|Fri
|Fri
Line 152: Line 173:
|60s
|60s
|Block 110, Bukit Purmei
|Block 110, Bukit Purmei
|Shin Min
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17z9HQ1WSY/ Shin Min]
|-
|-
|21
|5 July 2024
|5 July 2024
|Fri
|Fri
Line 159: Line 181:
|69
|69
|Block 535, Bedok North Avenue 3
|Block 535, Bedok North Avenue 3
|Shin Min
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17z9HQ1WSY/ Shin Min]
|-
|-
|22
|13 July 2024
|13 July 2024
|Sat
|Sat
Line 166: Line 189:
|58
|58
|Block 510A, Yishun Street 51
|Block 510A, Yishun Street 51
|Mothership
|[https://mothership.sg/2024/07/man-found-dead-yishun-flat/ Mothership]
|-
|-
|23
|25 July 2024
|25 July 2024
|Thu
|Thu
Line 173: Line 197:
|78
|78
|Block 17, Ghim Moh Road
|Block 17, Ghim Moh Road
|Asiaone
|[https://mothership.sg/2024/07/man-dead-ghim-moh Asiaone]
|-
|-
|24
|5 August 2024
|5 August 2024
|Mon
|Mon
Line 180: Line 205:
|72
|72
|Block 146, Bukit Batok West Avenue 6
|Block 146, Bukit Batok West Avenue 6
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/2-bodies-1-day-seniors-who-lived-alone-found-dead-bukit-batok-and-ang-mo-kio Asiaone]
|-
|-
|25
|5 August 2024
|5 August 2024
|Mon
|Mon
Line 187: Line 213:
|69
|69
|Block 323, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
|Block 323, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/2-bodies-1-day-seniors-who-lived-alone-found-dead-bukit-batok-and-ang-mo-kio Asiaone]
|-
|-
|26
|9 August 2024
|9 August 2024
|Fri
|Fri
Line 194: Line 221:
|59
|59
|Block 233A, Sumang Lane
|Block 233A, Sumang Lane
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/some-even-vomited-punggol-neighbours-hunt-foul-smell-reveals-body-flat Asiaone]
|-
|-
|27
|13 August 2024
|13 August 2024
|Tue
|Tue
Line 201: Line 229:
|55
|55
|Block 622, Yishun Ring Road
|Block 622, Yishun Ring Road
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/man-found-dead-yishun-flat-tenant-moves-out-immediately Asiaone]
|-
|-
|28
|16 August 2024
|16 August 2024
|Fri
|Fri
Line 208: Line 237:
|51
|51
|Block 1, Lorong Lew Lian
|Block 1, Lorong Lew Lian
|Zaobao
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20240817-4500877 Zaobao]
|-
|-
|29
|23 August 2024
|23 August 2024
|Fri
|Fri
Line 215: Line 245:
|71
|71
|Block 405A, Northshore Drive
|Block 405A, Northshore Drive
|Zaobao
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20211029-1208196 Zaobao]
|-
|-
|30
|27 September 2024
|27 September 2024
|Fri
|Fri
Line 222: Line 253:
|67
|67
|Block 2C, Upper Boon Keng Road
|Block 2C, Upper Boon Keng Road
|Zaobao
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20240928-4878522 Zaobao]
|-
|-
|31
|2 October 2024
|2 October 2024
|Wed
|Wed
Line 229: Line 261:
|72
|72
|Block 5, Banda Street
|Block 5, Banda Street
|Zaobao
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20241004-4938993 Zaobao]
|-
|-
|32
|3 October 2024
|3 October 2024
|Thu
|Thu
Line 236: Line 269:
|76
|76
|Block 15, Lorong 7 Toa Payoh
|Block 15, Lorong 7 Toa Payoh
|Zaobao
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20241004-4938993 Zaobao]
|-
|-
|33
|23 October 2024
|23 October 2024
|Wed
|Wed
Line 243: Line 277:
|70s
|70s
|Block 108, Tampines Street 11
|Block 108, Tampines Street 11
|Shin Min
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20241024-5235924 Zaobao]
|-
|-
|34
|27 October 2024
|27 October 2024
|Sun
|Sun
Line 250: Line 285:
|55
|55
|Block 101, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
|Block 101, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
|Zaobao
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20241028-5259775 Zaobao]
|-
|-
|35
|29 October 2024
|29 October 2024
|Tue
|Tue
Line 257: Line 293:
|82
|82
|Block 234, Choa Chu Kang Central
|Block 234, Choa Chu Kang Central
|Mothership
|[https://mothership.sg/2024/10/live-alone-man-passes-away-cck-flat Mothership]
|-
|-
|36
|13 November 2024
|13 November 2024
|Wed
|Wed
Line 264: Line 301:
|59
|59
|Block 206A, Punggol Place
|Block 206A, Punggol Place
|Shin Min
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20241114-5345790 Zaobao]
|-
|-
|37
|24 November 2024
|24 November 2024
|Sun
|Sun
Line 271: Line 309:
|62
|62
|Block 499C, Tampines Avenue 9
|Block 499C, Tampines Avenue 9
|Asiaone
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/man-found-dead-tampines-home-son-hadnt-heard-him-3-days Asiaone]
|-
|-
|38
|10 December 2024
|10 December 2024
|Tue
|Tue
Line 278: Line 317:
|78
|78
|Block 2, Jalan Bukit Ho Swee
|Block 2, Jalan Bukit Ho Swee
|Mothership
|[https://mothership.sg/2024/12/man-found-dead-tiong-bahru-flat Mothership]
|-
|39
|11 December 2024
|Wed
|Female
|73
|Block 23 Chai Chee Road
|[https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/scdf-removes-hoarders-hdb-flat-door-get-decomposing-body TNP]
|}
 
== Documented cases in 2023 ==
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!'''Date'''
!'''Day'''
!'''Gender'''
!'''Age'''
!'''Location'''
!'''Source'''
|-
|1
|8 January 2023
|Sun
|Female
|69
|Block 100, Aljunied Crescent
|[https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/woman-69-found-dead-in-aljunied-flat-after-neighbour-complains-of-5-day-stench Stomp]
|-
|2
|11 January 2023
|Wed
|Male
|68
|Block 376B, Hougang Street 32
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/stranger-me-elderly-man-dies-alone-hougang-flat-son-visits-him-first-time-4-years Asiaone]
|-
|3
|18 January 2023
|Wed
|Male
|59
|Block 257, Serangoon Central Drive
|[https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/rough-sleeper-found-dead-at-serangoon-void-deck-we-all-just-assumed-he-was-sleeping Stomp]
|-
|4
|25 February 2023
|Sat
|Male
|70
|Golden Mile Complex
|[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-found-dead-in-golden-mile-carpark-no-foul-play-suspected Straits Times]
|-
|5
|26 March 2023
|Sun
|Male
|66
|North Bridge Road Market and Food Centre
|[https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/sleeping-man-at-north-bridge-road-hawker-centre-declared-dead-over-12-hours-later Stomp]
|-
|6
|26 March 2023
|Sun
|Female
|80
|Block 11, Holland Drive
|[https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/80-year-old-woman-found-decomposing-in-holland-drive-flat-after-not-being-seen-for-a Stomp]
|-
|7
|15 April 2023
|Sat
|Male
|49
|Bukit Merah View Market and Hawker Centre
|[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/stall-assistant-pronounced-dead-at-bukit-merah-market-stall-no-foul-play-suspected-says-police Straits Times]
|-
|8
|18 April 2023
|Tue
|Male
|54
|Block 223A, Serangoon Avenue 4
|[https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/54-year-old-hoarder-found-dead-in-serangoon-flat-emitting-rancid-smell Stomp]
|-
|9
|20 April 2023
|Thu
|Male
|?
|Bukit Merah HDB Shophouse
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/he-was-looking-forward-raya-elderly-man-died-alone-hdb-shophouse-found-maggot-filled Asiaone]
|-
|10
|24 April 2023
|Mon
|Female
|68
|Block 885A, Tampines Street 83
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DMYEcdpSb/ Shin Min]
|-
|11
|24 April 2023
|Mon
|Female
|66
|Block 48, Teban Gardens Road
|[https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/decomposed-body-found-in-teban-gardens-flat-unknown-woman-identified-after-almost-4 Stomp]
|-
|12
|29 April 2023
|Sat
|Female
|68
|Block 224, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17ndtM3MWV/ Shin Min]
|-
|13
|5 May 2023
|Fri
|Male
|41
|Block 79, Indus Road
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/residents-rattled-after-2-corpses-found-same-bukit-merah-block-within-2-months Asiaone]
|-
|14
|30 May 2023
|Tue
|Male
|60
|Block 5, Lorong 7 Toa Payoh
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19WkHUvuZC/ Shin Min]
|-
|15
|2 June 2023
|Fri
|Male
|51
|Block 79, Indus Road
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/residents-rattled-after-2-corpses-found-same-bukit-merah-block-within-2-months Asiaone]
|-
|16
|8 June 2023
|Thu
|Male
|65
|Block 645, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20230609-1402756 ZaoBao]
|-
|17
|8 June 2023
|Thu
|Male
|62
|Block 174C, Hougang Avenue 1
|[https://www.orientaldaily.com.my/news/international/2023/06/09/571924 Oriental Daily]
|-
|18
|24 June 2023
|Sat
|Male
|77
|Block 174, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CKNufVthn/ Shin Min]
|-
|19
|29 July 2023
|Sat
|Female
|67
|Block 93, Henderson Road
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/woman-found-dead-among-maggots-flat-husband-unconscious Asiaone]
|-
|20
|29 July 2023
|Sat
|Male
|70
|Block 93, Henderson Road
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/woman-found-dead-among-maggots-flat-husband-unconscious Asiaone]
|-
|21
|12 September 2023
|Tue
|Female
|62
|Block 503A, Canberra Link
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18FmUywdPK/ Shin Min]
|-
|22
|12 September 2023
|Tue
|Male
|60s
|Block 214, Kim Tian Place
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17pPkmEjGo/ Shin Min]
|-
|23
|4 October 2023
|Wed
|Male
|93
|Block 54, Lorong 5 Toa Payoh
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/man-94-found-dead-toa-payoh-flat-neighbours-hadnt-seen-him-2-weeks Asiaone]
|-
|24
|23 October 2023
|Mon
|Male
|76
|Block 179, Bukit Batok West Avenue 8
|[https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/76-year-old-man-found-dead-in-bukit-batok-flat Stomp]
|-
|25
|6 November 2023
|Mon
|Male
|63
|Block 33, Eunos Crescent
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/deaths-eunos-man-found-dead-flat-day-after-fatal-fall-woman-and-baby-nearby-block Asiaone]
|-
|26
|13 November 2023
|Mon
|Male
|67
|Block 10R, Braddell Hill
|[https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/67-year-old-man-found-dead-in-braddell-flat Stomp]
|-
|27
|15 November 2023
|Wed
|Female
|42
|Waterbank at Dakota
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DB5PiLfXz/ Shin Min]
|-
|28
|18 November 2023
|Sat
|Male
|56
|Block 3, Jalan Bukit Merah
|[https://www.8world.com/singapore/56-years-old-man-found-dead-in-unit-jalan-bukit-merah-block-3-2298296 8 World]
|-
|29
|18 November 2023
|Sat
|Male
|56
|Block 43, Circuit Road
|[https://www.8world.com/singapore/56-year-old-man-dead-in-unit-block-43-circuit-road-2297671 8 World]
|-
|30
|22 November 2023
|Wed
|Male
|61
|Block 423B, Northshore Crescent
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/181UtfhJDP/ Shin Min]
|-
|31
|4 December 2023
|Mon
|Male
|70
|Block 115, Jalan Bukit Merah
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GZdnJMYuS/ Shin Min]
|-
|32
|6 December 2023
|Wed
|Male
|53
|Block 443B, Fernvale Road
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/man-found-dead-sengkang-flat-after-neighbour-alerted-police-about-pungent-smell Asiaone]
|-
|33
|10 December 2023
|Sun
|Female
|70
|Block 113, Bedok North Street 2
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B32ZdyL24/ Shin Min]
|-
|34
|14 December 2023
|Thu
|Male
|81
|Block 25, Hougang Avenue 3
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/they-depended-each-other-man-allegedly-spent-5-days-dead-fathers-body-hougang-flat Asiaone]
|-
|35
|17 December 2023
|Sun
|Male
|61
|Block 128, Bukit Merah View
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GCKqGZDME/ Shin Min]
|-
|36
|27 December 2023
|Wed
|Male
|74
|Block 50, Dorset Road
|[https://mothership.sg/2023/12/bodies-eldery-found-at-home/ Mothership]
|-
|37
|27 December 2023
|Wed
|Male
|64
|Block 83, Commonwealth Close
|[https://mothership.sg/2023/12/bodies-eldery-found-at-home/ Mothership]
|-
|38
|29 December 2023
|Fri
|Male
|60
|Block 208, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17x4kvxn3H/ Mothership]
|}
 
== Documented cases in 2022 ==
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!'''Date'''
!'''Day'''
!'''Gender'''
!'''Age'''
!'''Location'''
!'''Source'''
|-
|1
|13 January 2022
|Thu
|Male
|67
|Block 170, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
|[https://mothership.sg/2022/01/toa-payoh-man-die-alone/ Mothership]
|-
|2
|21 February 2022
|Mon
|Male
|58
|Block 203, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1853dU7DcY/ Shin Min]
|-
|3
|5 April 2022
|Tue
|Female
|34
|L'viv Condominium
|[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/coroner-open-verdict-case-34-year-old-woman-found-dead-condominium-alcohol-sleeping-pills-marisa-zhang-yan-ni-2982121 CNA]
|-
|4
|16 April 2022
|Sat
|Male
|46
|No address
|[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/coroner-open-verdict-46-year-old-found-dead-flat-tenant-3660776 CNA]
|-
|5
|1 May 2022
|Sun
|Male
|78
|Block 17, Ghim Moh Road
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20240727-4376395 ZaoBao]
|-
|6
|21 June 2022
|Tue
|Male
|54
|Block 85, Commonwealth Close
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/elderly-woman-believed-have-kept-dead-body-son-commonwealth-flat-week Asiaone]
|-
|7
|13 August 2022
|Sat
|Male
|79
|Block 214, Boon Lay Place
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20220814-1302832 ZaoBao]
|-
|8
|30 August 2022
|Tue
|Female
|83
|Ghim Moh
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20230227-1367529 ZaoBao]
|-
|9
|2 September 2022
|Fri
|Female
|63
|Block 2, Hougang Avenue 3
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1G4Sxz4mGK/ Shin Min]
|-
|10
|8 October 2022
|Sat
|Male
|44
|Block 126, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
|[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/man-found-dead-body-decomposing-lived-alone-toa-payoh-flat-3685201 Asiaone]
|-
|11
|22 October 2022
|Sat
|Male
|70
|Block 285, Tampines Street 22
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/bodies-mother-and-son-found-inside-tampines-flat-after-foul-stench-detected Asiaone]
|-
|12
|22 October 2022
|Sat
|Female
|92
|Block 285, Tampines Street 22
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/bodies-mother-and-son-found-inside-tampines-flat-after-foul-stench-detected Asiaone]
|}
 
== Documented cases in 2021 ==
{| class="wikitable"
!
!'''Date'''
!'''Day'''
!'''Gender'''
!'''Age'''
!'''Location'''
!'''Source'''
|-
|1
|1 June 2021
|Tue
|Female
|73
|Block 230, Serangoon Avenue 4
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1TZ4orDHqz/ Shin Min]
|-
|2
|17 August 2021
|Tue
|Male
|?
|Block 51, Lorong 6 Toa Payoh
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EVoSiFpdh/ Shin Min]
|-
|3
|4 September 2021
|Sat
|Female
|74
|Block 514, Bedok North Avenue 2
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/5-cases-seniors-singapore-who-died-alone-home-recent-years Asiaone]
|-
|4
|3 October 2021
|Sun
|Male
|55
|241, Tanjong Katong Road
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20211004-1199968 ZaoBao]
|-
|5
|19 October 2021
|Tue
|Male
|86
|Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20211015-1203628 ZaoBao]
|-
|6
|19 October 2021
|Tue
|Male
|86
|Block 32, Bendemeer Road
|[https://www.deathkopitiam.com/the-lone-dead-chen-da-qian-86 WanBao]
|-
|7
|29 October 2021
|Fri
|Male
|30s
|Block 18, Marsiling Lane
|[https://www.deathkopitiam.com/the-lone-dead-block-18-marsiling-lane WanBao]
|-
|8
|17 November 2021
|Wed
|Male
|72
|Block 105, Towner Road
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C1Sg3Kgt9/ Shin Min]
|-
|9
|26 December 2021
|Sun
|Male
|63
|Block 100, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20211227-1226872 ZaoBao]
|}
 
== Documented cases pre-2021 ==
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!'''Date'''
!'''Day'''
!'''Gender'''
!'''Age'''
!'''Location'''
!'''Source'''
|-
|1
|3 January 2010
|Sun
|Female
|56
|Block 110, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
|[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cfv75sQup/ Shin Min]
|-
|2
|June 2011
|—
|Male
|63
|Block 139, Potong Pasir Avenue 3
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/theres-nothing-be-afraid-woman-expresses-interest-potong-pasir-flat-where-owners-remains Asiaone]
|-
|3
|2016
|—
|Male
|82
|Geylang Bahru
|[https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/gcts-laguna-park-civil-servant-apartments-is-a-death-slum-now-ah-pek-died-rotting.114955/ Asiaone]
|-
|4
|8 September 2016
|Thu
|Male
|52
|Block 835, Woodlands Street 83
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/znews/singapore/story20160909-664435 ZaoBao]
|-
|5
|28 December 2017
|Thu
|Male
|70s
|Laguna Park
|[https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/gcts-laguna-park-civil-servant-apartments-is-a-death-slum-now-ah-pek-died-rotting.114955/ Asiaone]
|-
|6
|28 December 2017
|Thu
|Male
|68
|Block 621B, Edgefield Walk
|[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/decomposed-body-of-68-year-old-man-found-in-punggol-flat Straits Times]
|-
|7
|30 December 2017
|Sat
|Male
|52
|Block 57, New Upper Changi Road
|[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-52-found-dead-in-bedok-flat-neighbours-alert-police-after-noticing-foul-stench Straits Times]
|-
|8
|9 January 2018
|Tue
|Male
|65
|Block 30, Marine Crescent
|[https://localnewsingapore.com/decomposed-body-found-in-marine-parade-flat/ CNA]
|-
|9
|21 September 2018
|Fri
|Female
|79
|67, Worthing Road
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/znews/singapore/story20180923-893535 ZaoBao]
|-
|10
|21 September 2018
|Fri
|Male
|60
|67, Worthing Road
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/znews/singapore/story20180923-893535 ZaoBao]
|-
|11
|2 December 2018
|Sun
|Male
|79
|Block 4, Beach Road
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/5-cases-seniors-singapore-who-died-alone-home-recent-years Asiaone]
|-
|12
|29 January 2019
|Tue
|Male
|77
|Block 440, Tampines Street 43
|[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/77-year-old-found-dead-in-tampines-flat-after-blood-drips-through-neighbours-ceiling Straits Times]
|-
|13
|February 2019
|—
|Female
|80s
|The Shore Residences
|[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/remains-of-elderly-woman-found-in-flat-more-than-a-year-after-she-was-last-seen Asiaone]
|-
|14
|28 September 2019
|Sat
|Male
|68
|Bedok North Avenue 1
|[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/rotting-body-68-year-old-man-retrieved-bedok-north-trash-flat Asiaone]
|-
|15
|28 September 2019
|Sat
|Male
|53
|Block 32, Marsiling Drive
|[https://www.zaobao.com.sg/znews/singapore/story20191105-1002877 ZaoBao]
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 13:03, 13 December 2024

In Singapore, cases of individuals dying alone in their homes and being discovered only after an extended period have become an area of concern. These incidents often involve elderly residents or individuals living in isolation, with neighbours or authorities alerted by odours, uncollected mail, or inactivity.

Several documented cases highlight the issue of social isolation in an urbanised and ageing society. Efforts by the government, social organisations, and grassroots initiatives aim to address this, focusing on fostering stronger community ties and implementing welfare checks. Technological solutions, such as emergency alert devices and senior-friendly housing designs, are also being adopted.

These incidents have raised awareness about the importance of social cohesion and the need to support vulnerable individuals, ensuring they are not left behind in a rapidly modernising society.

Documented cases in 2024

# Date Day Gender Age Location Source
1 3 January 2024 Wed Female 69 Block 19, Telok Blangah Crescent Asiaone
2 22 January 2024 Mon Male 58 Block 645, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Shin Min
3 26 January 2024 Fri Female 58 Block 118, Potong Pasir Avenue 1 Shin Min
4 3 February 2024 Sat Male 28 Block 47, Owen Road Mothership
5 10 February 2024 Sat Female 60 Block 3, Jalan Bukit Merah Asiaone
6 20 February 2024 Tue Male 70 Block 1, Holland Close Asiaone
7 20 February 2024 Tue Male 73 Block 630, Hougang Avenue 8 Mothership
8 14 March 2024 Thu Male 76 Block 713, Bedok Reservoir Road Asiaone
9 18 March 2024 Mon Male 67 Block 313B, Anchorvale Road Shin Min
10 2 April 2024 Tue Female 75 Block 8, Saint Georges Lane Asiaone
11 2 April 2024 Tue Male 67 Block 174B, Hougang Avenue 1 Asiaone
12 3 April 2024 Wed Female 87 Block 460, Clementi Avenue 3 Asiaone
13 3 April 2024 Wed Male 52 Block 461A, Yishun Avenue 6 8 World
14 10 April 2024 Wed Male 63 Block 125A, Tengah Drive Zaobao
15 25 April 2024 Thu Male 70 Block 121, Bukit Merah View Asiaone
16 23 May 2024 Thu Male 63 Block 109, Hougang Avenue 1 Zaobao
17 8 June 2024 Sat Male 65 Block 35, Margaret Drive Shin Min
18 26 June 2024 Wed Female 80 Block 245, Jurong East Street 24 Asiaone
19 2 July 2024 Tue Male 67 Block 36, Circuit Road Mothership
20 5 July 2024 Fri Female 60s Block 110, Bukit Purmei Shin Min
21 5 July 2024 Fri Male 69 Block 535, Bedok North Avenue 3 Shin Min
22 13 July 2024 Sat Male 58 Block 510A, Yishun Street 51 Mothership
23 25 July 2024 Thu Male 78 Block 17, Ghim Moh Road Asiaone
24 5 August 2024 Mon Female 72 Block 146, Bukit Batok West Avenue 6 Asiaone
25 5 August 2024 Mon Male 69 Block 323, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 Asiaone
26 9 August 2024 Fri Male 59 Block 233A, Sumang Lane Asiaone
27 13 August 2024 Tue Male 55 Block 622, Yishun Ring Road Asiaone
28 16 August 2024 Fri Female 51 Block 1, Lorong Lew Lian Zaobao
29 23 August 2024 Fri Male 71 Block 405A, Northshore Drive Zaobao
30 27 September 2024 Fri Male 67 Block 2C, Upper Boon Keng Road Zaobao
31 2 October 2024 Wed Male 72 Block 5, Banda Street Zaobao
32 3 October 2024 Thu Male 76 Block 15, Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Zaobao
33 23 October 2024 Wed Female 70s Block 108, Tampines Street 11 Zaobao
34 27 October 2024 Sun Male 55 Block 101, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 Zaobao
35 29 October 2024 Tue Male 82 Block 234, Choa Chu Kang Central Mothership
36 13 November 2024 Wed Male 59 Block 206A, Punggol Place Zaobao
37 24 November 2024 Sun Male 62 Block 499C, Tampines Avenue 9 Asiaone
38 10 December 2024 Tue Male 78 Block 2, Jalan Bukit Ho Swee Mothership
39 11 December 2024 Wed Female 73 Block 23 Chai Chee Road TNP

Documented cases in 2023

# Date Day Gender Age Location Source
1 8 January 2023 Sun Female 69 Block 100, Aljunied Crescent Stomp
2 11 January 2023 Wed Male 68 Block 376B, Hougang Street 32 Asiaone
3 18 January 2023 Wed Male 59 Block 257, Serangoon Central Drive Stomp
4 25 February 2023 Sat Male 70 Golden Mile Complex Straits Times
5 26 March 2023 Sun Male 66 North Bridge Road Market and Food Centre Stomp
6 26 March 2023 Sun Female 80 Block 11, Holland Drive Stomp
7 15 April 2023 Sat Male 49 Bukit Merah View Market and Hawker Centre Straits Times
8 18 April 2023 Tue Male 54 Block 223A, Serangoon Avenue 4 Stomp
9 20 April 2023 Thu Male ? Bukit Merah HDB Shophouse Asiaone
10 24 April 2023 Mon Female 68 Block 885A, Tampines Street 83 Shin Min
11 24 April 2023 Mon Female 66 Block 48, Teban Gardens Road Stomp
12 29 April 2023 Sat Female 68 Block 224, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 Shin Min
13 5 May 2023 Fri Male 41 Block 79, Indus Road Asiaone
14 30 May 2023 Tue Male 60 Block 5, Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Shin Min
15 2 June 2023 Fri Male 51 Block 79, Indus Road Asiaone
16 8 June 2023 Thu Male 65 Block 645, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 ZaoBao
17 8 June 2023 Thu Male 62 Block 174C, Hougang Avenue 1 Oriental Daily
18 24 June 2023 Sat Male 77 Block 174, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Shin Min
19 29 July 2023 Sat Female 67 Block 93, Henderson Road Asiaone
20 29 July 2023 Sat Male 70 Block 93, Henderson Road Asiaone
21 12 September 2023 Tue Female 62 Block 503A, Canberra Link Shin Min
22 12 September 2023 Tue Male 60s Block 214, Kim Tian Place Shin Min
23 4 October 2023 Wed Male 93 Block 54, Lorong 5 Toa Payoh Asiaone
24 23 October 2023 Mon Male 76 Block 179, Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 Stomp
25 6 November 2023 Mon Male 63 Block 33, Eunos Crescent Asiaone
26 13 November 2023 Mon Male 67 Block 10R, Braddell Hill Stomp
27 15 November 2023 Wed Female 42 Waterbank at Dakota Shin Min
28 18 November 2023 Sat Male 56 Block 3, Jalan Bukit Merah 8 World
29 18 November 2023 Sat Male 56 Block 43, Circuit Road 8 World
30 22 November 2023 Wed Male 61 Block 423B, Northshore Crescent Shin Min
31 4 December 2023 Mon Male 70 Block 115, Jalan Bukit Merah Shin Min
32 6 December 2023 Wed Male 53 Block 443B, Fernvale Road Asiaone
33 10 December 2023 Sun Female 70 Block 113, Bedok North Street 2 Shin Min
34 14 December 2023 Thu Male 81 Block 25, Hougang Avenue 3 Asiaone
35 17 December 2023 Sun Male 61 Block 128, Bukit Merah View Shin Min
36 27 December 2023 Wed Male 74 Block 50, Dorset Road Mothership
37 27 December 2023 Wed Male 64 Block 83, Commonwealth Close Mothership
38 29 December 2023 Fri Male 60 Block 208, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 Mothership

Documented cases in 2022

# Date Day Gender Age Location Source
1 13 January 2022 Thu Male 67 Block 170, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Mothership
2 21 February 2022 Mon Male 58 Block 203, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 Shin Min
3 5 April 2022 Tue Female 34 L'viv Condominium CNA
4 16 April 2022 Sat Male 46 No address CNA
5 1 May 2022 Sun Male 78 Block 17, Ghim Moh Road ZaoBao
6 21 June 2022 Tue Male 54 Block 85, Commonwealth Close Asiaone
7 13 August 2022 Sat Male 79 Block 214, Boon Lay Place ZaoBao
8 30 August 2022 Tue Female 83 Ghim Moh ZaoBao
9 2 September 2022 Fri Female 63 Block 2, Hougang Avenue 3 Shin Min
10 8 October 2022 Sat Male 44 Block 126, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Asiaone
11 22 October 2022 Sat Male 70 Block 285, Tampines Street 22 Asiaone
12 22 October 2022 Sat Female 92 Block 285, Tampines Street 22 Asiaone

Documented cases in 2021

Date Day Gender Age Location Source
1 1 June 2021 Tue Female 73 Block 230, Serangoon Avenue 4 Shin Min
2 17 August 2021 Tue Male ? Block 51, Lorong 6 Toa Payoh Shin Min
3 4 September 2021 Sat Female 74 Block 514, Bedok North Avenue 2 Asiaone
4 3 October 2021 Sun Male 55 241, Tanjong Katong Road ZaoBao
5 19 October 2021 Tue Male 86 Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre ZaoBao
6 19 October 2021 Tue Male 86 Block 32, Bendemeer Road WanBao
7 29 October 2021 Fri Male 30s Block 18, Marsiling Lane WanBao
8 17 November 2021 Wed Male 72 Block 105, Towner Road Shin Min
9 26 December 2021 Sun Male 63 Block 100, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh ZaoBao

Documented cases pre-2021

# Date Day Gender Age Location Source
1 3 January 2010 Sun Female 56 Block 110, Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Shin Min
2 June 2011 — Male 63 Block 139, Potong Pasir Avenue 3 Asiaone
3 2016 — Male 82 Geylang Bahru Asiaone
4 8 September 2016 Thu Male 52 Block 835, Woodlands Street 83 ZaoBao
5 28 December 2017 Thu Male 70s Laguna Park Asiaone
6 28 December 2017 Thu Male 68 Block 621B, Edgefield Walk Straits Times
7 30 December 2017 Sat Male 52 Block 57, New Upper Changi Road Straits Times
8 9 January 2018 Tue Male 65 Block 30, Marine Crescent CNA
9 21 September 2018 Fri Female 79 67, Worthing Road ZaoBao
10 21 September 2018 Fri Male 60 67, Worthing Road ZaoBao
11 2 December 2018 Sun Male 79 Block 4, Beach Road Asiaone
12 29 January 2019 Tue Male 77 Block 440, Tampines Street 43 Straits Times
13 February 2019 — Female 80s The Shore Residences Asiaone
14 28 September 2019 Sat Male 68 Bedok North Avenue 1 Asiaone
15 28 September 2019 Sat Male 53 Block 32, Marsiling Drive ZaoBao
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