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Man dies after falling from sixth floor of ITC Cempaka Mas mall
A man fell to his death from sixth floor of ITC Cempaka Mas shopping mall on Sunday afternoon. Police have yet to declare whether it was suicide or an accident.
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The police have yet to reveal the cause of the incident, as they are still questioning witnesses, including the two family members. (Shutterstock/-)
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man identified as Teguh Padang, 29, died on Sunday after falling from the sixth floor of ITC Cempaka Mas shopping mall in Central Jakarta.
He reportedly died from severe head injuries.
Before the incident, Teguh was reportedly visiting the mall to purchase a laptop.
A witness, Abdul Aziz, said he saw Teguh when he was already lying dead on the ground floor of the mall.
"The incident occurred at around 2 p.m. Suddenly people were screaming and shouting that someone had fallen. I think he died immediately as people covered the body with a piece of cardboard right away," he said as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com.
Separately, Kemayoran Police crime unit chief Adj. Comr. Bambang said that Teguh came to the mall with his elder and younger siblings to buy a laptop. Not long after they reached the sixth floor where the laptop store was located, Teguh's siblings suddenly heard that someone had fallen.
"The victim and the witnesses came to ITC Cempaka Mas in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, to buy a laptop on the sixth floor. Teguh’s siblings were notified that their brother had fallen to the ground floor, in front of Transmart Carrefour," Bambang explained.
Shortly after the incident, the mall's security officers safeguarded the area until the police's identification team arrived. The victim broke both his legs and sustained severe head injuries in the fall.
The police have yet to reveal the cause of the incident, as they are still questioning witnesses, including the two family members.
"We are not sure whether it was suicide or an accident," he added.
The body was taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Central Jakarta to undergo further examination. (vla)
