SINGAPORE – The body of 39-year-old missing Singaporean woman Audrey Fang Dirou has been found with stab wounds after she had been uncontactable since April 10.
Here’s a timeline of what happened. All timings reported are in Spanish time, unless stated otherwise.
April 4 (Singapore time): Ms Fang departed Singapore for Spain. She was slated to return to Singapore on April 12.
April 9: Ms Fang was last seen on the closed circuit television (CCTV) of her hotel in Xabia at 8.45pm. Her belongings were still in the hotel room.
April 10: Ms Fang was supposed to check out of her room. Her family was last in contact with her on April 10 Singapore time.
Separately, her body was found in a lorry park at Abanilla in the Murcia region, according to Spanish media. The body could not be identified at the time.
April 11: Ms Fang’s family continued trying to reach out to her but to no avail. They lodged a report with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
April 12: Ms Fang’s brother went to Changi Airport in a bid to receive her but found out she did not board her return flight. He made a police report the same day.
April 16: The suspect, a Singaporean man, was detained by the Civil Guard in Alicante province, who later transferred him to their colleagues in Murcia, according to Olive Press. Spanish media reported that he was arrested at a hotel in Alicante, where he was staying.
April 17: It was revealed that the unidentified body found on April 10 belonged to Ms Fang. At 10.30am Singapore time, a family friend, Ms Lee Si Hui, told The Straits Times that she and the family were on the plane to Spain.
April 18 (Singapore time): A family friend confirmed the news when contacted by ST, but said the family could not share much information as they are assisting with police investigations.