Salad shop owner distressed by work injury claim found soaked at Changi Beach Park a day before death

An inquiry into the death of a salad shop owner has heard that she was found soaked from head to toe at Changi Beach Park in an apparent attempt to take her own life, a day before her fatal fall from an HDB block.

Her husband said that she had been deeply distressed after receiving multiple medical bills and a lawyer’s letter regarding a foreign employee’s work injury compensation claim.

The 44-year-old mother of two died on July 19, 2025, after sharing Facebook posts in the early hours of July 18 alleging that an employee had faked an injury in a bid to file a false compensation claim.

“I’m truly sorry that I couldn’t find the strength to face this battle on my own,” she wrote in one of the posts.

Following her death, several netizens and fellow business owners paid tribute to her, with one netizen fondly recalling how she had given him delivery jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic.

On July 24, 2025, Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) was investigating the suspected fraudulent work injury claim flagged by the shop owner.

A gag order has been imposed to protect the identities of the deceased’s family members and all witnesses.

Found soaked on the grass at Changi Beach Park

According to Lianhe Zaobao, the coroner’s inquiry on Oct 8, 2026, heard that the woman had apparently attempted to take her own life at about 3am on July 18, a day before her death.

She was found lying on the grass at Changi Beach Park, soaked from head to toe.

According to a police officer, the woman appeared intoxicated, and her speech was slurred, but she was able to communicate that she had been “cheated out of money”.

The Straits Times reported that she also told the officer she wanted to take her own life.

Police apprehended her under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act and took her to Changi General Hospital before she was transferred to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH).

An IMH doctor recommended that she remain in hospital, but she and her husband requested her discharge despite being warned of the risks, ST reported. She was discharged against medical advice the same day.

Appeared her usual self on the day of her death

Before leaving home on the morning of July 19, the woman told her husband that she was going out to exercise.

Her husband assumed she was heading to Bukit Timah Hill, where she usually went, and said nothing appeared unusual about her routine.

According to ST, CCTV footage showed the woman entering a lift at an HDB block near her home at around 7am.

A resident who encountered her in a lift asked whether she lived in the block, to which she replied that she was visiting someone.

As the resident alighted from the lift, the woman told her: “Have a good day.”

She was subsequently found at the foot of the block and pronounced dead by a Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic at 7.30am.

Police later found a suicide note on her laptop.

The inquiry also heard that the woman had sought medical attention for depression in June 2025 and was prescribed medication.

She told her doctor that she felt guilty about being unable to spend enough time with her children because of work, and that her business was facing difficulties.

However, the doctor said she had not displayed any suicidal tendencies at the time.

Troubled by work injury compensation claim

The woman’s husband told the inquiry that she had been troubled by the employee’s work injury compensation claim.

Although the employee’s medical expenses were covered by insurance, the repeated arrival of medical bills caused the shop owner additional stress.

She later received a lawyer’s letter from the employee seeking compensation for total permanent disability, leaving her extremely worried.

Her husband said he had repeatedly reassured her, and that she had not displayed any suicidal tendencies at the time.

Under the Work Injury Compensation Act, workers injured in workplace accidents before Nov 1, 2025, who are assessed to have suffered permanent incapacity may receive compensation calculated based on their monthly earnings.

The minimum compensation payable is $97,000, which may be covered by insurance.

Shop owner repeatedly contacted MOM over claim

Investigations revealed that the woman had spoken to an MOM officer over the phone at 3pm on July 18 regarding the work injury compensation claim.

She expressed suspicions that the employee had faked the injury.

The officer explained that the insurer was handling the claim and that she could provide it with any additional information she had.

Police also found two emails the woman had sent to MOM on her laptop.

In one email, she questioned why the employee was still able to walk normally after being injured.

In another email sent on July 14, she asked MOM to investigate whether there were any issues with the employee’s claim.

She also asked whether she would be liable for additional medical expenses if the employee’s estimated medical costs differed significantly from the actual amount.

The investigating officer said police and MOM had launched investigations into the employee’s work injury claim, but did not disclose whether they had been completed.

ST reported that the woman’s husband, who attended the inquiry with his father, broke down as the investigating officer testified.

Police said they did not suspect foul play in the woman’s death and had classified the case as suicide.

The coroner will deliver the findings of the inquiry at a later date.

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对一名沙拉店老板娘死亡的调查显示，在她从组屋坠亡的前一天，有人在樟宜海滩公园发现她全身湿透，显然是试图自杀。

她的丈夫说，她收到多份医疗账单和一封律师函，内容是关于一名外国雇员的工伤赔偿申请，这让她非常痛苦。

这位 44 岁、育有两个孩子的母亲于 2025 年 7 月 19 日去世。此前，她在 7 月 18 日凌晨在 Facebook 上分享了帖子，声称一名员工为了骗取赔偿金而伪造了伤情。

“我真的很抱歉，我没能鼓起勇气独自面对这场战斗，”她在一篇帖子中写道。

她去世后，许多网友和同行企业主纷纷向她致敬，其中一位网友深情地回忆起她在新冠疫情期间如何给他提供送货工作。

2025年7月24日，人力部政务部长迪内什·瓦苏·达什表示，人力部正在调查店主举报的涉嫌欺诈性工伤索赔。

为保护死者家属和所有证人的身份，已下达禁言令。

在樟宜海滩公园的草地上发现的，全身湿透。

据《联合早报》报道，验尸官于2026年10月8日进行的调查显示，该女子在去世前一天，即7月18日凌晨3点左右，曾试图自杀。

人们发现她躺在樟宜海滩公园的草地上，浑身湿透。

据一名警官称，该女子当时似乎喝醉了，说话含糊不清，但她能够表达自己“被骗走了钱”。

《海峡时报》报道称，她还告诉警官她想自杀。

警方根据《精神健康（护理和治疗）法》逮捕了她，并将她送往樟宜综合医院，之后她被转送至心理卫生学院（IMH）。

据《海峡时报》报道，心理卫生学院的一名医生建议她继续住院，但她和丈夫不顾风险警告，坚持要求出院。当天，她违背医嘱出院。

她去世当天看起来和往常一样。

7 月 19 日上午，这名女子出门前告诉丈夫她要出去锻炼。

她的丈夫以为她要去武吉知马山，她通常都会去那里，并说她的日常作息看起来没有任何异常。

据《海峡时报》报道，监控录像显示，这名女子于早上7点左右进入了她家附近组屋的电梯。

一位居民在电梯里遇到她，问她是否住在这栋楼里，她回答说她是来拜访别人的。

当这位居民从电梯里出来时，那位女士对她说：“祝你今天过得愉快。”

随后，她在楼下被发现，并于早上 7 点 30 分被新加坡民防部队的医护人员宣布死亡。

警方后来在她的笔记本电脑上发现了一封遗书。

调查还了解到，该女子于 2025 年 6 月因抑郁症就医，并被开了处方药。

她告诉医生，由于工作原因，她无法抽出足够的时间陪伴孩子，这让她感到内疚，而且她的生意也面临困难。

然而，医生表示，她当时并没有表现出任何自杀倾向。

因工伤赔偿申请而烦恼

该女子的丈夫告诉调查人员，她一直对这名雇员的工伤赔偿申请感到困扰。

虽然该员工的医疗费用由保险承担，但不断寄来的医疗账单还是给店主带来了额外的压力。

后来，她收到该员工的律师函，要求赔偿完全永久性残疾，这让她非常担忧。

她的丈夫说他曾多次安抚她，而且当时她并没有表现出任何自杀倾向。

根据《工伤赔偿法》，在 2025 年 11 月 1 日之前因工伤事故受伤的工人，如果被评估为遭受永久性残疾，可以获得根据其月收入计算的赔偿。

最低赔偿金额为 97,000 美元，其中一部分可能由保险支付。

店主就索赔事宜多次联系人力部。

调查显示，该女子于 7 月 18 日下午 3 点与人力部官员通电话，讨论工伤赔偿事宜。

她怀疑该员工伪造了伤情。

该警官解释说，保险公司正在处理理赔事宜，她可以将她掌握的任何其他信息提供给保险公司。

警方还在该女子的笔记本电脑上发现了两封她发给MOM的电子邮件。

在一封电子邮件中，她质疑为什么这名员工受伤后还能正常行走。

在7月14日发送的另一封电子邮件中，她要求人力部调查该员工的索赔是否存在任何问题。

她还询问，如果员工的预计医疗费用与实际费用有很大差异，她是否需要承担额外的医疗费用。

调查人员表示，警方和人力部已对该雇员的工伤索赔展开调查，但并未透露调查是否已经完成。

据《海峡时报》报道，这名女子的丈夫和他的父亲一起出席了调查，在调查人员作证时，他情绪崩溃。

警方表示，他们不怀疑该女子死亡涉及谋杀，并将此案定性为自杀。

验尸官将在稍后公布调查结果。

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