A DECOMPOSED body of a boy, believed to be that of a six-year-old who was reported missing since last Wednesday, was found on the bank of the Kallang River near Block 44 on Bendemeer Road on Wednesday morning.

A man in his early 30s has been arrested and will be charged with murder on Thursday, said police, who found the body at 8.40am.

Six-year-old Muhammad Nor Rashidy Bin Rahmat was last seen at his home in Block 65, Kallang Bahru on Nov 18 at about 6 pm, said police, who made an appeal for information on his whereabouts on Tuesday.

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