Former lawyer Zaminder Singh Gill, 57-years-old, was found unresponsive inside his prison cell last October.
State coroner Kamala Ponnampalam presented her findings of his death on 4 August, saying that he died of “a natural disease process”.
She added that no foul play was suspected, after Gill passed away one week after he was imprisoned.
A forensic pathologist confirmed that he had died from a hypertensive heart disease.
Gill had reportedly collected more than $31,000 in legal fees, transferring them into his personal bank account instead of his firm’s account, for the expenses of his family.
His electrocardiogram on 19 August, while he was still in remand, showed an abnormality.
He then subsequently referred to CGH’s emergency department for assessment.
He went for another test at CGH’s Department of Cardiology, 2 days after his sentencing on 28 September, where he complained that he had chest pains.
Ponnampalam said that during his admission, Gill was diagnosed with “congestive cardiac failure” with poor heart function, but his angiogram showed that his coronaries were normal.
Gill was discharged from CGH on 2 October and he started on his medication.
However, three days later, he was found inside his prison cell, unresponsive.
Ponnampalam added that CCTV footages showed that Gill made slight body movements which appeared normal, before he became still.
She also added that there was nothing out of the ordinary about these movements, and that he “appeared to have fallen asleep again on his mattress”.
CPR was then administered on Gill by the prison officers until a nurse took over, followed by a medical team upon arrival.
He was rushed to CGH and subsequently pronounced dead at around 9am.
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