Mr Jimmy Newton Lim Kim Soon, a creative director, was described by his mother as a perfectionist who was very particular about cleanliness and hygiene at home.

The incident happened at a block of flats in Lorong 2 on June 7.

A coroner's inquiry into Mr Lim's death heard that he was found lying motionless on the ground floor clutching a piece of wet cloth in his right hand.

A blue plastic stool and a pail containing murky water were found near the living room window.

Mr Lim's 74-year-old mother had returned from her routine morning exercise at about 7.10am that day when she found him lying on the ground floor and thought he had a 'normal'' fall. She tried to wake him up but to no avail..

Her 24-year-old daughter was sleeping in her bedroom and did not hear anything, said Staff Sergeant Raymond Chng in his investigation report.

State Coroner Eddy Tham recorded a verdict of misadventure or accidental death.