HOURS after celebrating his wedding, the groom was found dead on the driveway of the Hilton Hotel in Orchard Road early on Wednesday.

Mr Vernon Leong Jun Wei, 31, who ran a computer shop in Sim Lim Square, had earlier held his wedding reception at the five-star hotel attended by over 300 guests.

He was last seen smoking at the rooftop garden on the 24th floor of the hotel. His body, clad in T-shirt and shorts, was found on the driveway of the hotel at about 3am.

Police received a call about the case at 3.25am. Paramedics pronounced the man dead when they arrived at the scene.

The man and his newly-wed wife, who is said to be three years older than the groom, were staying in the hotel on Wednesday before their wedding reception.

Guests were shocked when they heard of Mr Leong's death. Said one of them: 'He was a very cheerful person and had just got married. Nobody could believe he was dead just hours after celebrating his wedding.'