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A 45-year-old man was found dead in Tampines on Feb 17, inside a Chinese New Year bazaar tent set up outside a Sheng Siong supermarket.<\/p>\n
In response to AsiaOne’s queries, the police and said that they were alerted at about 8.50am to a case of unnatural death at Block 506 Tampines Central 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A coffee shop employee, identified as 64-year-old Liao, told Shin Min Daily News that he was passing by the supermarket at about 9am when he saw that police had cordoned off the front of the supermarket.<\/p>\n
When reporters got to the scene, police had covered the body with a white cloth, with the Chinese New Year goods display area still sealed off to the public.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sidaya (transliteration), 31, who works at a nearby grocery store, told the Chinese evening daily that she saw the man at around 8am, lying on the ground with his arms and legs outstretched as though asleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sidaya said that staff from Sheng Siong supermarket had tried to wake the man but he did not respond, so they called the police.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man was pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force parademic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n
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