Is Singapore a safe place to be in?

Dead body found in Bukit Batok church

Police received a call at 10am regarding a dead body found in the compound of Saint Mary of the Angels, a church in Bukit Batok (Photo: Mary Lee)

The body of a man has been found within the compound of Saint Mary of the Angels, a Catholic church in Bukit Batok East Avenue 2.

The victim, who was a Chinese man in his 40s, was discovered on a grassy patch by an Indian landscape worker on Wednesday morning, who then informed one of the priests of the parish.

A call was made to the police at approximately 10am.

The 69-year-old landscape worker, who declined to be named, told Channel NewsAsia that there were blood stains on the victim’s white shirt around the chest area, and his arms were at his sides. There were also bruises on his face.

It is not yet known if foul play was involved.

A parishioner told Yahoo! Singapore that the church is locked every night at 10pm and opened at 6am daily.

There was also morning mass from 6.55am, which was attended by around 150 people.

However, the dead man was not identified as a member of the congregation.

When contacted, a spokesperson from the parish declined to comment as investigations are still going on.

The police have cordoned off the void decks of the block of flats next to the church.

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Just my 2 cents worth:

Is Singapore getting unsafe? After all the rah-rah about gang fights and murders, now come another dead corpse. What's happening to the security and night patrols? No one bothers till something happen? 2 nights ago a man dressed in all black was lurking outside my main gate. He went hiding behind the bushes when my bf spotted him. When moved closer to him, he pretended that he was a passerby & walked away. We were comtemplating if I should call the police so that they will tighten up the night patrols. I used to see patrol cars around my estate, but rarely now. Unless I call the police to complain all the inconsiderate (illegal) cars parked along double yellow line & obstructing my drive home . Hmmpf. I think we should all start to be vigilant and watch out when the sun sets! It's better to be KS then sorry! Maybe it's time for SG to plan what's more important for us now, seeing that we are in a situation?