Youth leaves message on Facebook before death

[Xiahou Yuan]

Saturday December 11, 2010

Youth leaves message on Facebook before death

THE 22-year-old youth who jumped from the 14th floor of an apartment block in Cheras at 3am on Thursday left a 45-minute countdown message on his Facebook page, Sin Chew Daily and China Press reported.

The daily also reported that Alviss Kong (pic), who died of serious injuries at about 9am the same day at Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia also posted a note on his page saying a girl was cruel to him.

They reported that Kong was very sad after his girlfriend of four months broke up with him.

Sin Chew Daily reported that Cheras acting OCPD Supt Abdul Rahim Hamzah Othman as saying the case had been classified as sudden death.

 

[Xiahou Yuan]

> The death of 22-year-old Alviss Kong, who fell from the 14th floor of a Cheras apartment after breaking up with a girl, continued to receive wide coverage in the Chinese media.

He had left a 45-minute countdown message on his Facebook page telling friends of his intention to take his life in the wee hours on Dec 9.

China Press quoted Kong’s father as advising people against following his son’s footstep.

“What my son did was wrong. Please do not follow his ways. Cherish your life,” the daily quoted the senior Kong as saying. The daily also reported that Kong’s girlfriend turned up during his wake.

She was accompanied by friends and did not speak to Kong’s family. His father said the family did not blame the girl for what happened to his son.


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