Female Student Falls To Death At Heng Ee High School In Penang
A 14-year-old female student fell from a building around 4:45 PM. She was taken to the hospital but unfortunately did not survive.
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A 14-year-old female student died after falling from a building at Heng Ee High School in Penang on Monday (18 November), marking the third such incident in Malaysian schools since October.
The Form 2 student fell at approximately 4:45 pm, prompting an immediate response from school authorities who called for emergency services.
Despite being rushed to hospital, she succumbed to her injuries about an hour later at around 5:30 pm.
Police arrived at the scene by 7 pm and cordoned off the area for investigation.
The school has restricted access to the campus and deployed teachers to the hospital to monitor the situation.
Families Seek Answers as School Remains Silent
Two family members were seen waiting outside the morgue at Penang General Hospital but declined to comment.
The school administration has yet to issue an official statement on the incident.
This latest tragedy follows two similar cases in recent months.
On 1 October, a Form 1 student died after falling from the eighth floor of Kuen Cheng High School in Kuala Lumpur.
READ MORE: [Watch] Parents’ Emotional Facebook Live After Daughter’s Kuen Cheng High School Tragedy
Just over a month later, on 7 November, a 16-year-old male student fell to his death at a private school in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
The series of incidents has raised concerns about student welfare and mental health support in Malaysian schools.
The Kuen Cheng student death is at least widely reported.
— Harvin Sidhu (@harvinstar) October 4, 2024
What of the student death in Victoria Institution in May 2024 by drowning? Said student drowned in the pool and was a "good junior water polo player"?
Only YahooNews seemed to be reporting it 🤔
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No Foul Play Suspected
Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Rozak Muhammad stated that following an investigation, the case has been classified as sudden death, with no criminal elements involved.
In a statement, he said the district police received a report from a doctor at Penang General Hospital around 5:57 pm yesterday, which corresponded with the earlier reports of the falling incident.
He added that police will conduct further investigations based on the relevant ‘Laporan Mati Mengejut’ (sudden death report).
Abdul Rozak also urged the public to refrain from making unnecessary speculations about the case, which could hamper police investigations.
Parts of this article were adapted from China Press.
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