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13-year-old girl falls to her death from 11th floor of condominium in Penang

Fire Dept says incident in Bayan Baru occurred around 6.30am

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 29 Aug 2022 10:41PM

13-year-old girl falls to her death from 11th floor of condominium in Penang
According to the Penang Fire and Rescue Department, the body of the teenage girl who died after falling from her condominium residence has been brought to Penang Hospital for an autopsy. – Pixabay pic, August 29, 2022

GEORGE TOWN – A teenage girl died after falling from her residence on the 11th floor of a condominium in Persiaran Bayan Indah, Bayan Baru, near here today.

The victim’s mother found her 13-year-old daughter’s body on the roof of the condominium’s parking area at about 6.30am before alerting the authorities.

A Penang Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the department received an emergency call at 6.48am before deploying a team from the Bayan Baru Fire and Rescue Station to the scene of the incident.

“We found the victim’s body on the roof of the first floor of the parking area and believe the teenager fell from the 11th floor of her condominium residence.

“The victim’s body was brought down from the roof and examined by a team from the Health Ministry, who found that the teenager had died. The victim’s body was sent to Penang Hospital for an autopsy,” he said when contacted today.

Meanwhile, the southwest district police chief Kamarul Rizal Jenal when contacted confirmed the incident and said his team is conducting further investigations. – Bernama, August 29, 2022

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