SINGAPORE: A 31—year—old man has been arrested after Police found the body of a missing boy at the bank of Kallang River at 8.40am on Wednesday.By the time Police discovered the body near Block 44 Bendemeer Road, it was already decomposed.
The body was that of six—year—old Muhammad Nor Rashidy Rahmat.
The boy’s grandmother reported him missing on Monday, saying an acquaintance had taken him five days earlier.
Intensive police investigations led to the arrest of the man in a hotel at Westerhout Road in Geylang.
He is believed to be the husband of Rashidy’s babysitter.
Residents saidd they saw police leading him from Block 44 to the crime scene.
Addieriz Md Said, a resident, said: "This morning I saw four CIDs bring a Malay guy with a strip of leather, legs and hands, moving off from my house under my block, to the restaurant, to the crime scene.
Residents saidd they saw police leading him from Block 44 to the crime scene.
Addieriz Md Said, a resident, said: "This morning I saw four CIDs bring a Malay guy with a strip of leather, legs and hands, moving off from my house under my block, to the restaurant, to the crime scene.
“But I didn’t know what was happening and I just followed to see. He was wearing a white shirt, white pants and was a bit plump and had shoulder—length hair."
Police have classified the case as murder which carries the death penalty.
The man will be charged in court on Thursday.
