Homeless man slept in public toilets, void decks before he went to shelter at MSF

Peter (not his real name) hopes to move into a subsidised HDB rental flat with a flatmate he met at the shelter. ST PHOTO: FELINE LIM
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SINGAPORE - Peter, 57, slept at void decks and in public toilets for two weeks when he was down and out.

In 2019, the bachelor had sold the small flat that his late parents left him as he needed the money.

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