TWO men were found naked in a novelty furniture shop along River
Valley Road late on Tuesday afternoon. One was already dead and the
other lost consciousness on route to the hospital.
The dead man was identified as Mr Francis Wee Chin Wah, 44, the
owner of FourOneFour Home Gallery, the shophouse the men were found
in. He was found lying face up on the bed in a bedroom, with no
visible injuries, and slight foaming around his mouth.
The other man is believed to be a 35-year-old shareholder in Mr
Wee's business, known as Eric. He was found lying face down on the
floor, and appeared to have bruises on his face and chest, in
addition to scratches. He is in the Intensive Care Unit of
Singapore General Hospital undergoing blood tests. He has not
regained consciousness.
The main door to the ground-floor unit was locked on Wednesday,
but the door to Mr Wee's bedroom was found open.
Police said that no weapons or pills were found at the scene and
there were no visible signs of struggle.
According to a Lianhe Wanbao report, Mr Wee's mother discovered
the bodies at around 3.45pm on Tuesday, when one of her son's
business partners called to say he had been unable to contact him
for two days.
The case has been classified as an 'unnatural death' and
investigations are ongoing.
--ST