An elderly man is suspected to have jumped from his 12th floor flat's kitchen window after a domestic dispute with his wife, Lianhe Zaobao reported on Nov. 17.

According to the Chinese newspaper, the incident took place at Block 737 Yishun St 72 at around 6am on Nov. 16.

The Yishun couple were said to be experiencing marriage problems and were in the midst of a divorce.

They were supposed to go to court that day but had a fight at dawn.

Wife injured

The husband, a 63-year-old, who is reported as a stroke sufferer, was found at the bottom of the flat not long after his wife ran out of their home with a head injury, believed to have been caused by the man's walking stick.

The woman, 66, appeared to be asking for help.

The couple has a daughter who is living in another flat in the same block on a lower floor.

Neighbours said they had gotten used to the couple quarrelling and did not notice anything amiss during the latest dispute.

This was until the wife burst out of her flat, holding her head and rushing downstairs.

It was reported that the daughter called the police.

But before the police arrived, the man had jumped from his flat.

A walking stick was found and is believed to belong to the man.

At least one Yishun resident has since tweeted about the incident:

Yesterday someone commit suicide at toa payoh. Today yishun, just in front my kitchen window. I cant even bathe. — Txrantula (@IamTxrantula) November 16, 2016

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