A workplace injury claim was made against her by a foreign employee.
\n\nThe owner of Sumo Salad, who was found dead at the foot of a Bukit Timah housing block in 2025, had reportedly been under stress over a workplace injury claim made against her.
\n\nDespite the insurer paying for some of the worker's hospital bills, she was said to have been distressed over the possibility of having to pay additional compensation, reported Lianhe Zaobao.
\n\nThe 44-year-old woman had alleged via social media posts on Jul. 18, 2025, that a former staff member had orchestrated a fall to file a false work injury claim.
\n\nA coroner's inquiry hearing on Oct. 8, 2026, heard that the woman had initially attempted suicide that same day.
\n\nShe was sent to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) but later discharged against medical advice.
\n\nShe was found dead the next day on Jul. 19, 2025.
\n\nMothership understands that a gag order imposed covers the identities of the witnesses in the inquiry, as well as the deceased's residential address.
\n\nThe woman was initially found drunk and lying at Changi Beach at about 3am on Jul. 18, 2025, according to Zaobao.
\n\nFirst responders recounted that she had…
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