{"id":81378,"date":"2026-09-01T22:53:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=81378"},"modified":"2026-09-01T22:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:53:50","slug":"man-fell-climbing-out-toa-payoh-window-during-cnb-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=81378","title":{"rendered":"Man fell climbing out Toa Payoh window during CNB operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">A 62-year-old man who was found dead at the foot of a Toa Payoh block on Aug 31 had fallen after he was seen climbing out of a window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Stomp earlier reported that the man was <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/singapore-seen\/man-62-found-dead-after-fall-height-toa-payoh-block?ref=inline-article-9609749\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\">found motionless at the foot of Block 205 Toa Payoh North<\/a> and pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In response to Stomp\u2019s queries, the <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/singapore-seen\/4-foreign-workers-arrested-drug-offences-their-woodlands-dorm-cnb-following-tip?ref=inline-article-9609749\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)<\/a> said it had visited a residential unit at the block at about 2pm as part of an anti-drug operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cBefore CNB officers could gain access to the unit, the Singaporean man was seen climbing out of the window and subsequently fell from the unit,\u201d a CNB spokesperson told Stomp on Sept 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Drug paraphernalia were recovered from the unit.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"my-lg md:my-xl\">\n<p><hr class=\"flex-1 border-grayscale-100 lg:hidden\"\/><span class=\"text-grayscale-400 text-14 leading-16 font-primary text-center lg:text-left p-sm\">Scroll to continue reading<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"flex-1 border-grayscale-100 my-md\"\/>\n<hr class=\"my-md border-grayscale-100\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"lg:text-28 lg:leading-33.6px pt-md font-primary text-24 font-bold leading-1.2\">Witness recounts grisly scene<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Stomper <strong class=\"font-primary\">Anonymous<\/strong>, who was at the scene, said the man had fallen from the eighth floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">According to Anonymous, CNB officers had visited the man\u2019s unit as he had failed to show up for a urine test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cThe officers identified themselves and saw him pacing around,\u201d Anonymous recounted. \u201cHe then jumped from the bedroom window.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image-inline mb-md mt-lg flex items-center justify-center\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"-mx-lg lg:mx-0\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 991px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/stomp\/8217b410d7e44f6e5dd52577cacddb4fef692cd4918211b3514b9221e497b8d6?w=360&amp;f=webp 360w, 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https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/stomp\/8217b410d7e44f6e5dd52577cacddb4fef692cd4918211b3514b9221e497b8d6?w=480&amp;f=webp 480w, https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/stomp\/8217b410d7e44f6e5dd52577cacddb4fef692cd4918211b3514b9221e497b8d6?w=720&amp;f=webp 720w, https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/stomp\/8217b410d7e44f6e5dd52577cacddb4fef692cd4918211b3514b9221e497b8d6?w=960&amp;f=webp 960w\" alt=\"Man who died in Toa Payoh fell while climbing out window during anti-drug ops\" loading=\"lazy\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/stomp\/8217b410d7e44f6e5dd52577cacddb4fef692cd4918211b3514b9221e497b8d6?w=960&amp;f=webp\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption>\n<p>\u201cThere was massive bleeding from his head and brain matter on the ground,\u201d Anonymous recounted. \u201cI\u2019d wanted to see if I could help but he was clearly dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PHOTO: STOMP<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The Stomper observed \u201cmassive bleeding\u201d and shared photos of the deceased lying face down in a large pool of blood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">He added: \u201cA female officer downstairs was in shock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The police said they were alerted to the case of a\u00a0fall from height\u00a0at about 2.05pm, while the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call for assistance at about 2.10pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"bg-primary-100 h-px border-0 mt-lg md:mt-xxl\"\/>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-xl rounded-xl border border-primary-100 mt-lg md:mt-xxl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/assets\/stomp-comment-COLiWNMD.png\" alt=\"Stomp 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