Unknown people dragged a dead man into a post office in Ireland.
According to a report in the newspaper "Irish Times", the aim of the action was to have the pension of the deceased paid out.
The incident took place in the town of Carlow, approximately 90 kilometers southwest of Dublin.
According to the information, a man had initially tried to collect the money from the post office.
However, this request was rejected.
Employees informed him that the recipient had to appear in person to receive the money.
A short time later the man returned, accompanied by another man and the dead man.
According to witnesses, the two men supported the body.
One of the two asked to be paid the pension.
Woman suspects, men flee
The request was unsuccessful.
A woman had become suspicious and sounded the alarm.
The two men then fled, leaving the lifeless body behind.
Police officers and an ambulance arrived at the branch, and the man was officially pronounced dead some time later.
The body is now to be autopsied.
A police spokesman said all the circumstances surrounding the man's sudden death were now being investigated.
One or more surveillance cameras were apparently running in the branch.
A nearby house was shielded by police officers as a possible crime scene.
The dead man lived very close to the post office.
He was said to be between 60 and 70 years old.
A local politician said the man was decent and recognized locally.
"Absolutely shocked," said Mayor Ken Murnane.
"I can't believe anyone can do something like this," he was quoted as saying by the Guardian newspaper.
The horrifying incident was the number one topic of conversation in the city, residents reported to the Irish Times.
He upset many people.
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