Sriwijaya State Polytechnic Student Dies After Jumping From Rooftop Palembang Indah Mall

ILLUSTRATION/PIXABAY

PALEMBANG - A man was found dead on the ground floor of the Palembang Indah Mall (PIM) shopping complex, Bukit Kecil District, Palembang, South Sumatra.

The man is Alfitra Kidzi Mahirza (22), a resident of Jalan Rambutan Dalam RT 043/011, Kelurahan 30 Ilir, District Ilir Barat 1, Palembang. He is thought to have committed suicide by jumping off the mall's rooftop.

A witness Ahmad (42) at the crime scene (TKP) said he received a complaint from a mother who was passing through the area regarding a man falling from the roof of a building and lying on the street covered in blood.

The witness, who is a worker at the mall, immediately reported the incident to his manager and reported it to the local police officers.

"It has been handled by police officers," he said, quoted by Antara, Friday, October 8.

Meanwhile, the Head of Ilir Barat 1 Palembang Police, Kompol Roy Aprian Tambunan, said that his party received the information from the mall at around 16.30 WIB. Based on this information, the SPKT team immediately went to the crime scene (TKP).

"It is true that we received the complaint. Currently, our officers in the field are still investigating," he said.

According to him, the victim was an 11th semester student of Diploma IV of the Sriwijaya State Polytechnic. He is suspected of being depressed because of his college affairs.

"We have reported it to the family. It is suspected that he is depressed because he has not graduated yet," he said.

The identification team immediately evacuated the bodies to the Forensic Installation of Bhayangkara M Hasan Hospital Palembang for a post-mortem.