Man Killed in Punggol Had Gone Out for a Run ‘Coz He Felt Cooped Up at Home Due to Circuit Breaker

The Circuit Breaker measures might have saved countless lives, but it could have indirectly caused the death of a man.

On Sunday, four violent incidents occurred, and one of them involved a fatality: a man was killed while jogging along Punggol Field.

It sparked a manhunt from the police, and as of now, it’s unknown whether the perpetrator (or perpetrators) has been founded.

Today, it’s reported that the victim is a 38-year-old man, and he had gone out of his house because he felt “cooped up at home.”

Man Murdered in Punggol Had Gone Out for a Run ‘Coz He Felt Cooped Up at Home Due to Circuit Breaker

According to media reports, the victim had texted his father earlier in the day.

He told his father that he was heading out for a run as he felt cooped up at home, and had left the house at 10pm.

He was found injured at about 11pm.

The man allegedly worked in a sportswear company, and lived with his wife and a dog. He lived just two streets across from where he was found.

His body was cremated this afternoon at Mandai crematorium.

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The police have classified this as murder and investigations are ongoing.

Three Other Violent Cases Happened on Sunday

It hadn’t been a peaceful Sunday in Singapore two days ago.

Other than this case, at about 3:30am that day, two groups of youths exchanged blows in a Chinatown condo, with one group attacking the other with parangs. The police are still looking for some of the people involved.

Two men had also assaulted a 30-year-old man along Bishan St 12 at about 5:40am, leaving him with cuts on his head and a fractured hand.

Over in Jurong West in the evening, a 21-year-old attacked a 26-year-old man with a “dangerous weapon”, leaving a pond of blood beside Blk 452.

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