A 29-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday (May 5) for his suspected involvement in his 19-year-old sister's death.
The police said they were notified of a case of unnatural death at a residential unit along Clementi West Street 1 at about 6.30am.
The woman was found lying motionless in the unit and subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect is the victim's biological brother, the police added.
Huang Bocan, a Singaporean, was charged in court today with the offence of voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
According to court documents, he allegedly hit his sister with a wooden pole in a flat at the aforementioned address at about 11pm on Tuesday.
The judge ordered Huang to be remanded at Central Police Division for further investigations, and his case has been adjourned to May 12.
If found guilty of voluntarily causing grievous hurt, he could face a jail term of up to 10 years, and a fine or caning.
Police investigations are underway.
This article was first published on AsiaOne and republished on theAsianparent with permission.
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