Cleaner finds man 'sleeping' in Jalan Besar alley, learns he is dead

A cleaner found a 51-year-old man lying motionless in an alley near 36 Upper Weld Road on Monday (Sept 7) afternoon.

He called the police after finding that the man had stopped breathing, according to a report by Shin Min Daily News on Wednesday.

The incident happened at around 4.25pm, and the alley was subsequently cordoned off.

A man who goes by Lu, 70, told the Chinese newspaper that he saw police cars arrived when cycling past the area.

At around 5pm, at least two police cars arrived, and a blue tent was seen covering the body, with several members of the public gathered nearby, Shin Min reported.

A male cleaner who declined to be named said he had seen the man sleeping on a metal box in the alley on Sunday afternoon.

The man was still breathing then, and the cleaner thought he might have been drunk.

The cleaner said he had worked in the area for nearly four years and often saw intoxicated people sleeping in the alley.

The police confirmed to AsiaOne that the man was found motionless on a bench and was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.

Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play.

Police investigations are ongoing.

helmy.saat@asiaone.com

星期一（9 月 7 日）下午，一名清洁工在韦尔德路 36 号附近的一条小巷里发现一名 51 岁男子一动不动地躺在那里。

据《新明日报》周三报道，他发现该男子停止呼吸后，立即报警。

事件发生在下午 4 点 25 分左右，随后该巷道被封锁。

一位名叫卢的70岁男子告诉这家中国报纸，他骑车经过该地区时看到警车到达。

据《新明日报》报道，下午5点左右，至少有两辆警车抵达现场，可以看到一个蓝色帐篷盖住了尸体，附近聚集了一些民众。

一名不愿透露姓名的男性清洁工说，他周日下午看到这名男子睡在巷子里的一个金属箱子上。

当时那名男子还有呼吸，清洁工认为他可能喝醉了。

清洁工说他在这个地区工作了近四年，经常看到醉汉睡在巷子里。

警方向亚洲新闻网证实，该男子被发现一动不动地躺在长椅上，新加坡民防部队医护人员当场宣布其死亡。

根据初步调查，警方不怀疑存在谋杀或其他犯罪行为。

警方调查仍在进行中。

helmy.saat@asiaone.com