SINGAPORE — The 30-year-old mother of a toddler, whose remains were found in a Chin Swee Road rental flat three weeks ago, was on Tuesday (Oct 1) ordered to be remanded in Changi Prison’s Complex Medical Centre for three weeks for psychiatric observation.

Last Tuesday, the toddler’s 31-year-old father was remanded for psychiatric observation. 

The couple, who were charged on Sept 17 with the two-and-a-half-year-old’s murder, cannot be named due to a court order to protect the identities of their other children. 

Neighbours told TODAY that the couple has at least three other children. 

The couple are accused of killing their daughter at Block 52 Chin Swee Road in March 2014 but the girl’s remains were discovered only last month. 

Reports by Chinese newspapers said that the toddler’s remains were found in a metal pot. 

The couple have been in remand since June last year for other offences.

The mother appeared in the State Court via video link on Tuesday. Her case is scheduled to be heard via video link again on Oct 22. 

She is now serving a jail sentence of five years and two months for drug and theft charges. 

Court documents showed that the father has three pending charges, including one for rioting with four others on April 5 last year. 

He was also charged with consuming methamphetamine in June last year. He was admitted to the Drug Rehabilitation Centre twice before in 2011 and 2016 for abusing drugs. 

His third charge was for failing to return to a community supervision centre on Feb 13 last year, after leave was granted for him to be employed at a food supplies company from November 2017 to April 2018. 

The couple could face the death penalty if found guilty of murder.