Senior Citizen Found Dead In Public Toilet, Passers-By Initially Thought He Was Just Asleep
A senior citizen was found dead at the Melaka Historical City Council (MBMB) public toilet last night, but was neglected by passers-by because they thought he was asleep.
He worked as a cleaner at a public toilet in Klebang Besar, and it wasn’t until some curious folks thought to check on him that they found out that he was no longer breathing.
Melaka Tengah police chief Assistant Commissioner Christopher Patit said they received information from members of the public at around 8.25pm and a team including forensics personnel were dispatched to the scene.
“The senior citizen was found on a chair just outside the public toilet and it was relayed that when some curious onlookers went to try to wake him up, there was no response whatsoever.
“From the initial observation and examination of the location, we did not find any criminal elements or suspicion of foul play, so the body was then taken…
