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NUS student falls to death after locking herself out of room

Yahoo file photo
Yahoo file photo

A student studying at the National University of Singapore (NUS) fell seven stories to her death after trying to get into her residential hall room from a window.

According to a report in The New Paper (TNP), the 18-year-old South Korean had locked herself out of her room on the seventh storey of Block C of Sheares Hall on Saturday (28 Oct).

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) told Yahoo News Singapore it was alerted to a case of fall from height at 20 Heng Mui Keng Terrace at 11:38am on 28 October. “An 18-year-old woman was unconscious when conveyed to the National University Hospital where she subsequently succumbed to her injuries,” said SPF.

Police are investigating the unnatural death.

The residents were informed by email of the tragic event on Saturday afternoon. One resident told TNP that a wake was held for the student on Monday evening.

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