{
  "id": 12812753,
  "title": "Business owner who died after workplace injury claim was discharged from IMH against advice: Police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/business-owner-who-died-after-workplace-injury-claim-was-discharged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:06:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/business-owner-who-died-after-workplace-injury-claim-was-discharged-from-imh-against-advice-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A business owner, who died after making Facebook posts alleging a false workplace injury claim against her, attempted suicide a day before her death. On October 8, the coroner's inquiry into her death began with testimony from police officer Ong Hui Xian. The 44-year-old mother of two was found dead at the foot of a building early on July 19, 2025, with injuries consistent with a fall from height. Police found her car keys on the 10th floor, tracing it back to her vehicle. The coroner will release his findings at a later date.",
  "summary": "She had gone to Changi Beach on July 17, 2025 tried to take her own life, but was taken to the Institute of Mental Health.",
  "key_points": [
    "Business owner died after workplace injury claim",
    "Attempted suicide the day before death",
    "Police inquiry underway into her death"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}