Mystery surrounds young boy’s death at Tampines
[UPDATED Monday 6pm: Included quotes from Masagos Zulkifli]
The young boy who was found dead at the foot of an HDB block in Tampines early on Sunday morning has been identified as eight-year-old Lim Jia En.
The Junyuan Primary pupil had arrived home at Block 934 on Tampines St 91 with his parents on Saturday at about 11pm, according to Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao.
Masagos Zulkifli, Senior Minister of State for Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told reporters near the wake being held at the block for the deceased, "We are very sad a child so young has died. He used to study in our PCF (PAP Community Foundation)."
"We have expressed our condolences to the family, and also assured them that should they need any help, we'll be there to help," he added.
Paramedics found his body motionless at the fitness corner directly below his 14th-floor flat and pronounced him dead at the scene.
Mystery still surrounds the events leading up to his death but it was reported that he had his backpack, along with a photo of a his family with him. Police also received a ball of yellow yarn from a parapet just below his flat.
A spokesperson from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said Sunday they received a call at 12:16am that day about an incident in the area and sent one ambulance.
Police are investigating the case, which has been classified as an unnatural death.
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