An eight-year old boy fell to his death from the 15th floor of the Pudu Ulu People’s Housing Project (PPR) in Cheras yesterday.
According to the police, Muhd Danial Abdullah had climbed through an unbarred window on the 15th floor of the flat complex and walked out onto the ledge, allegedly to look for a handyman thought to be on the 17th floor at the time. He then plummeted to the ground.
The Star Online reports that Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Mohan Singh said the case had been classified as one of Sudden Death (SDR).
“He was instantly killed by the fall and his body was sent to Hospital University Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) for post-mortem,” Asst Comm Mohan said. “He diead from severe head injuries.”
The boy’s parents, satay sellers Abdullah Mat Rejab, 48, and Farizah Ahmad, 46, said they usually set up their satay stall by 5pm every day, but did not do so yesterday.
“Instead of setting up the stall, we decided to stay home,” said Abdullah.
Abdullah was informed of his son’s fatal fall by a friend of Danial’s, who had rushed to the family’s home to inform the parents.
“I immediately ran to the spot.
“My whole body turned to jelly as soon as I saw him lying lifeless on the ground,” Abdullah said.
A resident of the PPR who declined to be named said that the window which Muhd Danial climbed through had been left open for a few days to allow for renovation and repair work.
“There used to be safety bars installed on the window, but they were recently removed,” he said.
