SINGAPORE - A 33-year-old man was found dead with slash and stab wounds at Block 636B Senja Road in the wee hours of Monday (Aug 31).

Police said a 26-year-old woman had been arrested in relation to the case, and they have classified it as murder. The woman will appear in court at 9am on Tuesday, the police said in a news release.

The man and the woman are believed to be Singaporeans and a married couple. They live in a unit on the 15th floor at the block in Bukit Panjang.

Police said they received a call for help at around 1am and paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene at 1.19am. Another family member is believed to have made the call.

At Block 629, which is on the opposite side of the road, forensic officers were also seen collecting evidence. An area at the foot of the block was cordoned off.

Police officers were still at the unit at Block 636B at 7am and investigations are ongoing.