An inner-Sydney neighbourhood is in shock after a man’s body was found stuffed in a cupboard in the common area of a block of units.
The death of Rod Scarman is being treated as suspicious, even though there are no signs of injuries on his body.
Neighbours said Mr Scarman, aged in his late 50s, was a quiet man and they had seen him on his balcony on Christmas Day.
He was discovered in a cupboard of the Department of Housing block on Walker Street, Waterloo, by a neighbour at 4.30am (AEDT) on Boxing Day.
“I opened the door and I saw him … and I ran up and called the police,” Mong Tran told the Seven Network.
Another neighbour, Nathan Baker, said of Mr Tran’s discovery: “He was coming down to go to the garbage area. He saw the trickle of blood coming underneath the door.”
Detective Superintendent Luke Freudenstein said a cause of death was yet to be established but police were not ruling out a drug overdose.
“It is a suspicious death due to the circumstances in which the person was found,” Supt Freudenstein told reporters on Tuesday.
Mr Scarman, who was a disability pensioner, was also seen in the street where he lived on Christmas Day about 6pm.
Police believe the body had been in the block of units for a few hours before it was found.
They say Mr Scarman possibly lived alone and was previously known to police.
At the time of his death, Mr Scarman was wearing a red and white Australian football singlet, grey shorts and blue and white thongs.
An autopsy was conducted on Tuesday morning and next of kin have been contacted.
The dead man may have been caught on surveillance camera in his final hours.
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