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Body found in garbage chute area of HDB block in Woodlands

A 64-year-old man was found lying motionless and was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene

By Jewel Stolarchuk
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The police were alerted to a case of unnatural death at 12.05pm on Monday (12 Aug) after a cleaning crew found a man’s body on the ground floor rubbish chute area at Block 677 Woodlands Avenue 6.

The cleaners reportedly found the body when they opened the door to the garbage chute in the morning. The police said that a 64-year-old man was found lying motionless and was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.

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