49-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Bukit Merah Hawker Centre Was Stall Assistant
A second man has sadly been found dead in a hawker centre less than a month after another man was found dead at North Bridge Road Market & Food Centre last month.
This time, the deceased was found inside a stall at a hawker centre in Bukit Merah.
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The case has been classified as an unnatural death.
Man seen lying inside his stall at 3am
The incident occurred on Saturday (15 Apr) morning at 6.30am, reported Shin Min Daily News.
A fish vendor named only as Mdm Lin (transliterated from Mandarin) said she arrived at Bukit Merah View Market and Hawker Centre to open her stall at 3am.
That was when the 70-year-old vendor found the man lying inside his stall, which sells frozen food products.
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Man in Bukit Merah hawker centre found dead
At about 6am, the stall’s owner arrived.
Mdm Lin saw him shake the man, who is his assistant, a few times.
However, he did not get a response.
A friend then tried performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) but failed to revive him.
The police told Shin Min Daily News that they were alerted to an incident at Block 115 Bukit Merah View at 6.33am.
A 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic.
They described the case as an unnatural death.
However, they have ruled out homicide after preliminary investigations.
Further investigations are ongoing.
Group believed to be relatives came to stall
Mdm Lin said the police removed the body after pronouncing the stall assistant dead.
Later that morning, a group of men and women came to the stall, she added.
They’re believed to be relatives of the deceased but were unwilling to talk about the case.
Man found dead in North Bridge Road Hawker Centre
On 19 Mar, a man was seen resting his head on a table at North Bridge Road Hawker Centre and thought to be sleeping.
However, he was later found to be dead.
Man Found Dead In North Bridge Road Hawker Centre, Cleaner Thought He Was Drunk
The 56-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, and preliminary investigations showed no evidence of criminal activity.
MS News extends our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased.
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Featured image adapted from Google Maps.
