Pinay murdered in Singapore

MANILA, Philippines - A 30-year-old Filipina has been found murdered inside an apartment along Bencoolen street.

Police investigators said Roselyn Pascua arrived in Singapore about three weeks ago to visit friends and relatives.

Channel News Asia reported that the building’s caretaker discovered Pascua’s bloodied remains inside her room before dawn yesterday after a neighbor reported hearing suspicious noises.

The victim apparently was renting a unit on the 5th floor and lived alone.

Similar units are being rented out at a daily minimum rate of around S$25.

The police said Pascua had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest and ruled that the incident was a murder case. No further comment was made on the murder weapon, the report said.

Police have issued an alert to taxi drivers to look out for five people they believe can help them in their investigations.

The victim’s body was carried out as curious onlookers and members of the media gathered.

At around 3 a.m. on Monday, police were informed that a woman’s body was discovered inside a unit of Peony Mansion.

The woman had stab wounds on the left side of her chest.

“Upon our arrival, the deceased was spotted lying face-up with injuries near the main door of the unit. Police has classified the case as murder and investigations are currently ongoing,” said Humphrey Sew, media relations officer of the Singapore Police Force.

“A man and a woman... they were speaking a foreign language... It seems to be normal, because we speak loudly too,” said a Peony Mansion resident.

A man who works at a nearby coffee shop said he saw the woman on several occasions.

“I last saw her yesterday evening at around 6 p.m.,” said Ching Fook Wah, a coffee shop stall operator.

A notice on the property states that action will be taken against sex workers who used the premises as a brothel.