Police confirmed the death of a Myanmar university student who fell from a high-rise building in Cheras last week. Sithu Hpone Maw, age 20, died after plummeting from the 26th floor of Angkasa Condominium in Taman Connaught on July 9. Assistant Commissioner Aidil Bolhassan reported that surveillance cameras recorded the incident at 8:30 that morning. Medical examiners determined the injuries matched those expected from such a fall.
The student had been living in a rented apartment within the same building where the tragedy occurred. Authorities launched a missing person investigation after friends and family lost contact with him. His father traveled from Myanmar and arrived on July 16 to identify the remains at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz. The identification process used a distinctive birthmark on the waist for confirmation. UCSI University verified that Sithu was enrolled as a student there. The family plans to return his body to Myanmar on July 22.
The student had been living in a rented apartment within the same building where the tragedy occurred. Authorities launched a missing person investigation after friends and family lost contact with him. His father traveled from Myanmar and arrived on July 16 to identify the remains at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz. The identification process used a distinctive birthmark on the waist for confirmation. UCSI University verified that Sithu was enrolled as a student there. The family plans to return his body to Myanmar on July 22.
