Couple found dead in Punggol flat: Man, 71, reportedly quit job for health reasons, wife, 66, was cheerful & always greeted neighbours

The elderly man who was found dead with his wife in a Northshore Drive flat in Punggol on Feb. 27 had quit his job in December 2025 due to health reasons.

The man was 71, and the woman was 66, according to the police.

A friend of the man surnamed Dong told Shin Min Daily News that the man used to be an airport baggage handler and was a cheerful and talkative person.

He quit his job at the end of last year due to health reasons and has been uncontactable for two weeks.

Quit job due to health

Dong told Shin Min that the two were close friends and had worked together as baggage handlers at the airport for the past two years.

"He is very cheerful and talkative, and gets along well with everyone," Dong said.

Dong described the elderly man as someone always willing to help others, even lending money to his colleagues without pressing them for repayment.

The man had resigned from his job last December due to health reasons, but did not disclose the specific nature of his illness, Dong said.

Dong said the man usually shared updates every day, and he did not notice anything out of the ordinary.

Uncontactable

Dong said he couldn't reach the man for about a week before the Lunar New Year.

He and the rest of their friends only learned of the couple's death through the news, which reportedly left them devastated.

Cheerful

Dong also said he was under the impression that the man had a good relationship with his wife, as he had often shared stories of them having fun together.

He had never heard the man complain about his wife, he added.

Neighbours who previously spoke to Shin Min shared that the couple appeared healthy and agile.

The woman was cheerful and would greet neighbours, said a 73-year-old resident who gave his name as Liu.

The deceased woman had also reportedly previously volunteered at a testing station downstairs during Covid-19.

Her husband was more reserved and was often seen tending the plants in the corridor, Liu said.

When Shin Min reporters visited the scene on Feb. 27, the flat's entrance was seen decorated with red streamers and lanterns for Chinese New Year.

Bloody scene

The deaths were discovered when relatives visited and realised something was amiss, Shin Min reported.

When police responded to the incident, the flat was apparently found covered in blood, and the couple was dead in the living room, it was reported.

A neighbour told The Straits Times that his wife had heard shouting from the flat at around 5am on Feb. 27.

"It was a woman shouting. But we couldn't hear what she was saying," the resident said. "We only realised something happened after we saw SCDF officers outside the couple's home this morning."

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