'No family, no neighbours': Volunteer finds senior dead alone in Toa Payoh HDB rental flat
A Meals on Wheels volunteer delivering food to seniors in Toa Payoh came across a police operation at a nearby flat, where an elderly resident had been found dead alone.The incident happened at about 10.30am on Wednesday (Nov 11) at Block 52 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, according to volunteer Tony Heng, who has been volunteering with the Meals on Wheels programme under Touch Community Services for about 10 years.Speaking to AsiaOne, Heng said the deceased resident lived just two doors away from the unit he was supposed to deliver food to.He noticed signs that the door had been forced open and approached police officers at the scene to find out what had happened.The officers told him it was a case of an elderly person dying alone, and that the deceased had hit their head, he said.An ambulance had already left by the time Heng arrived, while police officers remained at the scene.The police told AsiaOne that they received a call for assistance at Block 52 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh at 9.50am, where a 56-year-old man was found lying motionless in a residential unit.