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Misadventure verdict on man who fell to his death on wedding night
by Shaffiq Alkhatib
05:55 AM Aug 19, 2010
SINGAPORE - Drunk on his wedding night, he struggled to find his way back to his bride in their hotel room.
Fumbling his way in the dark, Mr Leong Jun Wei ended up on a ledge where he toppled over and fell 13m to his death.
Yesterday, the mysterious circumstances of Mr Leong's death were pieced together at a coroner's inquiry - with the help of 13 closed-circuit TV clips.
On Nov 3 last year, Mr Leong, 31, who was self-employed, held his wedding dinner at the Hilton Hotel.
He left his suite after 3am the next day. No one knows why he left the room.
Mr Leong, clad only in a white tank top and checked bermudas, then made his way to a doorway of a 10th-floor corridor.
What he did not know was that he could not return to the corridor once the door closed behind him as he had entered a one-way access fire exit staircase. The way out was located at Basement One.
State Coroner Victor Yeo, who recorded a verdict of misadventure on Mr Leong's death, said it was obvious he was trying to find his way out of the fire exit staircase.
Mr Leong was seen trying to open a door when he reached the basement but failed. He then made his way back to the fourth floor when he chanced upon a door leading to an Air Handling Unit (AHU) room.
The room's door was supposed to have been closed at all times. However, it was kept open by a metal rod.
An investigating officer told the court that wiring works were conducted there from September to October. The rod, hung to prevent the wires from being crushed by the door, was still hanging there in November.
Mr Leong entered the dark AHU room and ended up at another door which led to the unlit rooftop. He walked for 3m and stumbled off the rooftop.
Hilton Singapore extended its condolences to Mr Leong's family. Its spokesperson did not address the issue of why the metal rod had not been removed. Mr Leong's wife, Ms Peh Li Ling, 28, fell to her death in July. Shaffiq Alkhatib
Misadventure verdict on man who fell to his death on wedding night
by Shaffiq Alkhatib
05:55 AM Aug 19, 2010
SINGAPORE - Drunk on his wedding night, he struggled to find his way back to his bride in their hotel room.
Fumbling his way in the dark, Mr Leong Jun Wei ended up on a ledge where he toppled over and fell 13m to his death.
Yesterday, the mysterious circumstances of Mr Leong's death were pieced together at a coroner's inquiry - with the help of 13 closed-circuit TV clips.
On Nov 3 last year, Mr Leong, 31, who was self-employed, held his wedding dinner at the Hilton Hotel.
He left his suite after 3am the next day. No one knows why he left the room.
Mr Leong, clad only in a white tank top and checked bermudas, then made his way to a doorway of a 10th-floor corridor.
What he did not know was that he could not return to the corridor once the door closed behind him as he had entered a one-way access fire exit staircase. The way out was located at Basement One.
State Coroner Victor Yeo, who recorded a verdict of misadventure on Mr Leong's death, said it was obvious he was trying to find his way out of the fire exit staircase.
Mr Leong was seen trying to open a door when he reached the basement but failed. He then made his way back to the fourth floor when he chanced upon a door leading to an Air Handling Unit (AHU) room.
The room's door was supposed to have been closed at all times. However, it was kept open by a metal rod.
An investigating officer told the court that wiring works were conducted there from September to October. The rod, hung to prevent the wires from being crushed by the door, was still hanging there in November.
Mr Leong entered the dark AHU room and ended up at another door which led to the unlit rooftop. He walked for 3m and stumbled off the rooftop.
Hilton Singapore extended its condolences to Mr Leong's family. Its spokesperson did not address the issue of why the metal rod had not been removed. Mr Leong's wife, Ms Peh Li Ling, 28, fell to her death in July. Shaffiq Alkhatib
