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The first fall at about 11pm on Saturday involved the son, Mr Selvaraja Suppiah, 26, who worked part-time as a construction foreman and a cook.
Just minutes before, he had locked his family in their ninth-floor flat in Block 33, Telok Blangah Way, using a padlock.
His uncle, Mr Muthiah Nadeson, 47, told The Straits Times that his nephew had been arguing with his mother.
Details are sketchy, but Mr Nadeson said he believed his nephew had wanted to go out against his 52-year-old mother's wishes.
The young man's father, Mr Nadeson Suppiah, 55, a witness to the exchange between mother and son, even smirked as the argument did not appear serious, Mr Nadeson added.
After the young man padlocked the three-room flat from the outside and left, the family had to call the Singapore Civil Defence Force for help.
Once they were freed, they went to the foot of the block, where Mr Suppiah became hysterical upon seeing his son's body on a grass verge.
He and his wife also have a pair of 22-year-old twins, but Selvaraja was his favourite child.
About two hours later, as Mr Suppiah was being escorted back by family members to his flat, he made a dash out of the lift when it stopped on the 10th floor.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
