Sharjah: An Arab woman died after falling from the 17-floor balcony of her apartment in Sharjah on Friday, a Sharjah Police official told Gulf News.
Police said the Iraqi woman died due to the impact of the fall. Police found a suicide note tied to the body of the victim, who is more than 50-years old.
"Police and ambulances rushed to the area after receiving reports about the incident around 7:45 pm," the police said. The woman plunged to her death from the 17-floor of a tower in Buhairah Corniche, Sharjah, the police said.
UAE | Emergencies
Woman falls to death from Sharjah building
Police said the woman died of the impact of the fall
- By Aghaddir Ali, Staff Reporter
- Published: 21:26 June 22, 2012
- Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News
- Workers cleaning the place where an Iraqi woman fell.
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