Man's body found in wall of women's restroom after toilet wouldn't flush

Cox Media via WPXI ^ | May 4, 2018 | Crystal Bonvillian

[rightwingintelligentsia]

CALGARY, Alberta - Canadian law enforcement officials have ruled out foul play in the death of a man whose body was found Monday inside the wall of a restroom at a mall in Calgary.

The Calgary Herald reported that the man was found after a worker was called to fix a toilet that wouldn’t flush in a fourth-floor women’s restroom in the Core Shopping Centre food court. The worker removed a panel of the wall and found the body.

Officials with the Calgary Police Service said that the unnamed man, who was in his 20s, entered the restroom the Friday before he was found.

“Once inside the washroom, it is believed that he climbed on top of a pony wall which was directly behind the toilets and removed a vent cover, which was located on top of the wall,” police officials said on Facebook. “The pony wall, used to hide utilities, is approximately 7 (feet) tall and is not connected to the ceiling and has no other access points.

“Based on evidence at the scene, officers believe the victim then climbed inside the pony wall through the vent opening where he became stuck and later died.”

His reason for climbing inside the wall was not known.

[Zhang Fei]

“became stuck and ‘later died’? He coulodn’t yell, scream, or bang on the walls to attract attention?”

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Possible death via panic attack, from hyperventilation, because he was (a) in a tight place and (2) afraid of the legal consequences of discovery.

[clearcarbon]

"His reason for climbing inside the wall was not known."

Sometimes "X" marks the spot doesn't mean what you think it means.

[MUDDOG]

There were a couple of episodes in the original TV series with “corpse” in the title, but not “peeping.”

I wouldn’t put it past Paul Drake, though.

[GOPJ]

His reason for climbing inside the wall was not known.

I know - he was training to join the 'intelligence services'.... Brennan and Clapper offered recommendations.

[elcid1970]

Maybe there was foul play indeed:

“Dammit, when I say LEAVE the seat down, I MEAN leave it down!!!”

The man’s final mistake: he laughed.

[pugmama]

Darwin award for sure.

[barbarianbabs]

I know, at Target he could watch little girls undress for free!

[bk1000]

“It’s so sad to think that the fella coulda simply gone to any Target.”

Winner! End of thread.

[Alas Babylon!]

True dat.

In space, no one can hear you scream.

[Real Cynic No More]

“The reason for climbing inside the wall is not known.”

It’s no wonder there are so many criminals running free when the police are so dumb.

[trebb]

A case of a peeping Tom getting his comeuppance?

[Doogle]

"...eeeeyark"

[IronJack]

Fatal voyeurism.

[vigilante2]

One less democrat voter

[richardtavor]

Lol..

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The truly sad part of the story is that this young man's life was so empty that watching someone sitting on the toilet peeing was a thrill.

And this dude lived in Calgary where wonders of nature abound. There are urban cubical dwellers everywhere who dream about a trip to the Rocky Mountains. This guy had a choice.

 

[rlmorel]

LOL, I remember that movie!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Cask of Amontillado comes to mind...

[Chickensoup]

One of the time where walking into a bathroom and saying: Gosh, it smells like someone died in here!!!

....would be true.

[dfwgator]

"J____ C____, boy! What did you eat?"