A DISHWASHER was stabbed to death at the Causeway Point shopping centre yesterday morning.

The 45-year-old, known to some colleagues as 'Shirley', was working at the mall's foodcourt when she was attacked.

The police, who have classified the case as murder, are looking for a 60-year-old Chinese man, last seen in a blue polo T-shirt, shorts and black shoes.

The woman died at the scene from multiple stab wounds at about 10.40am.

When The Straits Times visited the shopping mall in Woodlands last night, it was back to business as usual. People were busy tucking into their Sunday dinner and had no idea of the morning's drama there.

Foodcourt workers said all appeared normal when they came in for the afternoon shift, though some said they had been instructed by the mall's management not to speak to reporters.

The Straits Times understands that the incident took place in one of the foodcourt's dishwashing rooms.

Fewer than 20 customers were around at the time, said some foodcourt workers, and not all the stalls were open.

One of the victim's co-workers, who declined to be named, said she believed 'Shirley' was Singaporean but did not recall her talking about her family.

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tsk tsk tsk. Its the food court i always went to have my dinners after sch sia. How did something like this happen?