SINGAPORE, May 27 -- A woman has died and a man was seriously injured following a violent incident at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Singapore's Choa Chu Kang estate last night, according to The Straits Times (ST).

Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao reported that the woman was allegedly stabbed near the lift landing on the 12th floor of Block 248 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2 at about 9pm.

The man later fell from the same block and was taken to hospital in an ambulance. The pair were believed to know each other.

In a statement cited by ST, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call for assistance at about 8.55pm.

"A person was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic, while another person was ...