A 78-year-old man was found dead at the foot of an HDB block in Yishun on Sunday (5 July) afternoon, with the police not suspecting foul play.
A photo sent to news outlet AsiaOne showed a police blue tent set up at Block 800 Yishun Ring Road.
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According to the image, the body lay at the void deck beside the block’s lift B.
Two police officers were standing next to the tent.
Part of the void deck had also been cordoned off.
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A resident told AsiaOne that she did not believe the deceased lived at the block, because she had not seen him before.
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to a fall from height at about 2pm on 5 July.
A 78-year-old man was found lying motionless at the foot of the block.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which received a call for assistance at about 2.05pm, told MS News that he was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.
No foul play is suspected, based on preliminary investigations.
Further police investigations are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from Google Maps.