Asian man dies after falling from balcony

Mahmoud Muhsen, Staff Reporter

Sharjah Police are investigating the death of a young Asian man who fell from the balcony of a residential tower in Al Nahda, on Friday.

The operations room at Sharjah Police received a report that an Asian man, 24, fell from the 10th floor of a residential tower in Al Nahda at around 6pm last Friday.

Police patrols, a criminal investigation team and national ambulance rushed to the scene of the incident where the man was found dead. He had succumbed to his injuries caused by the fall.

Investigations revealed the man had come to the UAE on a visit visa to look for a job.

During a visit to his friends’ family the man fell from the balcony of their flat.

The body has been referred to the forensic laboratory to know the cause of his death. The case has been referred to the Al Buhaira Comprehensive Police Station.

FIRE ON KING FAISAL STREET: Sharjah Civil Defence teams brought under control a fire that broke out in a 17-storeyed residential tower under construction overlooking the emirate’s King Faisal Street. No injuries were reported.

According to a reliable source, the operations room at Sharjah Civil Defence Directorate received a report to this effect at 2:09pm on Tuesday.

Civil Defence vehicles from Samnan and Al Meena Civil Defence centres rushed to the scene of the fire where the teams started immediately to douse the fire. The flames were found to have come from the first parking floor. The firemen’s efforts helped prevent the fire from spreading to the upper floors of the tower and to bring it under control without any casualties or injuries. Cooling operations continued in the site in preparation for handing it over to the competent authorities for investigation into the cause of the fire.

Recently, the Dubai Public Prosecution referred a 33 years-old Asian to criminal court for brutally assaulting a man and causing his death.

The victim’s friend witnessed that on the day of the incident, he gathered with the victim, the defendant and another friend to drink together and spend time.

When the witness went to the washroom and came out, his phone was nowhere to be found. When he asked about the phone, the defendant accused the victim of stealing it, and the two of them began to fight.

They both began to beat each other, until the defendant kicked the victim hard in the chest, and left him lying on the floor.

Two days later, the defendant went back to their gathering place to learn that the victim had died due to his injuries.