Technician electrocuted while doing repairs at Muar school

MUAR: A 53-year-old technician was electrocuted while carrying out repair works at a school hall. Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the victim was believed to have fallen from the first floor after being electrocuted while helping with repair works at a school hall in Jalan Sayang at 9.53am on Monday (Sept 1). “The...

Three-year-old boy dies after falling from sixth floor of Kota Damansara condo

PETALING JAYA: A three-year-old boy was killed after he is believed to have fallen from the sixth floor of a condominium here. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said police were notified of the incident on Aug 21. "The police were informed of the incident which happened at a condominium in Kota Damansara. The body was...

SAR op ongoing for man who fell off Second Penang Bridge

GEORGE TOWN: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched following reports that a 33-year-old man fell from the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Bridge, or Second Penang Bridge, on Wednesday (July 2). He is reported to have fallen at KM14 of the bridge in the direction from Batu Maung to Batu Kawan at 4.23am,...

Worker dies in 12-metre fall from factory roof during repairs

BUTTERWORTH: A 39-year-old worker died after falling from a factory roof while conducting repairs in Perai on Thursday morning, says Penang Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department director Hairozie Asri. In a statement on Friday (March 14), Hairozie said the deceased was an employee of a contractor that had been engaged for repair work at the factory for...

Cops confirm Japanese woman killed in fall was influencer Ridzokumura’s wife

SHAH ALAM: Police have confirmed that the Japanese woman who died after falling from the fourth floor of a condominium in SS16, Subang Jaya last Friday was the wife of entrepreneur and social media influencer Abd Ridzuan Abdul Mutalib, better known as Ridzokumura. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said initial investigations did not reveal any...

Baby falling off cot: Cops confirm receiving another report from father

KUALA TERENGGANU: Police have confirmed receiving another report on negligence from a father who claimed his baby daughter fell onto the road tarmac from a baby cot at a hospital here on Nov 17, when she was just two days old. Kuala Terengganu OCPD Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said the second report was received this...

Girl died from falling off bicycle, not hit-and-run, say cops

SUNGAI BULOH: The 10-year-old girl who was found seriously hurt on the road in Kuang has died. According to police, the child died at 10am on Wednesday (Nov 20) after what was initially thought to be a hit-and-run. However, Sungai Buloh OCPD Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said that the girl had sustained her injuries while falling...

Student dies after fall from school’s fourth floor in Negri Sembilan

SEREMBAN: A 16-year-old student died after he was believed to have fallen from the fourth floor of a block at a secondary school here. The male student died on the spot in the 6am incident. It could not be immediately established how the incident happened. Reporters were also barred from entering the school grounds. A police vehicle carrying...

Student dies after fall from school’s fourth floor in Negri Sembilan

SEREMBAN: A 16-year-old student died after he was believed to have fallen from the fourth floor of a block at a secondary school here. The male student died on the spot in the 6am incident. It could not be immediately established how the incident happened. Reporters were also barred from entering the school grounds. A police vehicle carrying...

Malaysian Directioners mourn Liam Payne’s death

PETALING JAYA: When the tragic news of former One Direction member Liam Payne’s death broke, Malaysian Directioners, as fans of the British/Irish boy band are known, woke to a tidal wave of heartbreak and tears. The 31-year-old singer was found dead after reportedly falling from a third floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, according...