Maggots at Marsiling flat corridor lead to man’s decomposing body

Singapore — After spotting dozens of maggots from a next-door unit, a concerned neighbour informed authorities, who later discovered the decomposing body of a man.

Block 18 Marsiling Lane residents noticed a stench a week before the corpse discovery on Friday (Oct 29).

Assuming that it was a dead rat or rubbish in the area, the neighbours did not suspect anything more on the issue.

However, when two residents spotted maggots crawling on the corridor of their doorstep on Friday morning, they became concerned.

Bus captain Kumar told Chinese newspaper Lianhe Wanbao that the maggots were coming from the next-door unit.

Another neighbour also traced the stench from the same unit. Authorities were soon informed of the incident.

The police knocked on the unit’s door, yet no one responded.

They were able to unlock the door with the help of a locksmith, the stench becoming stronger once the door was opened, reported Wanbao.

Police and the two residents found their dead neighbour lying on the living room floor.

According to another neighbour, a couple in their sixties and a son who was around 30 years old had moved into the unit three years ago.

Kumar had seen the young man entering and leaving the unit in the past year. He believes the man lived alone, explaining why no one discovered his body earlier.

The man, who worked in an industrial area nearby, would only step out to buy food or beer since the pandemic hit, said another neighbour.

They had last seen him two weeks before the corpse was discovered.

Police investigations are ongoing, although initial findings note no foul play is suspected. /TISG

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