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Musashi Miyamoto
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Saturday February 12, 2011
Man dies after saving ex-girlfriend
By TAN SIN CHOW
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GEORGE TOWN: A wireman persuaded his former girlfriend not to jump from the eighth floor of an apartment block but fell to his death shortly after. Fong Wei Shen, 22, was said to have been in a heated argument with his former girlfriend, who is believed to be in her 20s, at the apartment in Bandar Baru Air Itam.
Fong Wei Shen
A neighbour known only as Lim, 45, said he heard a commotion at about 6am yesterday. Lim, who stays on the seventh floor, had gone upstairs to take a look. He said he saw a woman rushing out from the unit and threatening to jump.
“One of her legs was over the concrete barrier but Fong managed to hug her and bring her to safety. “Shortly after pulling the woman into the unit, the victim suddenly came out and jumped,” he claimed.
Fong’s body was found in a pool of blood at an open space of the apartment. The unit belongs to his aunt. His father Fong Kum Wai, 57, said he was shocked that his son had taken his own life as he had behaved normally before the incident.
He said Fong had broken up with his girlfriend about two weeks ago after dating her for more than a year. “He was his usual self a day before and told me he was okay despite the break-up, as both he and his girlfriend were constantly in touch over the phone.
Last moments: A videograb from the apartment’s CCTV camera showing Fong (in blue jeans), his friend and former girlfriend waiting for the lift before the incident occurred in Bandar Baru Air Itam Friday.
“He did not show any signs of depression. There was nothing on his Facebook,” he said. Kum Wai, a manager of an engineering firm, said he would not blame his son’s former girlfriend over the incident.
George Town OCPD Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng said the case had been classified as sudden death. He said they were investigating whether there was any foul play.
