LOO-DUNNIT: Man Found Dead In Restaurant Toilet Had Been There For A Week

A man found dead in restaurant toilet cubicle had been there for a week, baffled police in Finland have revealed.

Picture shows the building of the Urban Environment Division, in Helsinki, Finland, undated. An employee there died in the toilet cubicle of a restaurant, and may have lain there undiscovered for up to seven days before his body was found, according to local news sources. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

The man had been lunching with workmates at the Palmia restaurant in Helsinki when he said he felt sick and went to the lavatory.

When his pals left, they assumed he had gone to hospital without them and left without looking for him, reported local media.

They tried to contact him later but gave up after they could not reach him.

Police believe he died in the cubical on 14th December and sat there until his body was discovered seven days later.

Police have not named the man, but he was an employee of Helsinki’s Urban Environment Division.

Picture shows the building of the Urban Environment Division, in Helsinki, Finland, undated. An employee there died in the toilet cubicle of a restaurant, and may have lain there undiscovered for up to seven days before his body was found, according to local news sources. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

A restaurant employee told local media that when his friends tried to reach him, he apparently answered his mobile phone.

He said: “There had been a rustling sound from the phone and the connection had been lost. The people thought he had gone to the hospital.

“It is a complete mystery and a great surprise to us.

“Something must be wrong with the work culture if the employee is not needed more.”

His bosses said staff were shocked by his death.

Picture shows the building of the Urban Environment Division, in Helsinki, Finland, undated. An employee there died in the toilet cubicle of a restaurant, and may have lain there undiscovered for up to seven days before his body was found, according to local news sources. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

Helsinki Police initiated an investigation at the demand of the coroner, but do not suspect a crime has taken place.