Man died after falling from fifth floor of shopping mall

On the night of Friday May 21, the inhabitants of the Chipichape sector in Cali attended the death of a man who fell from the fifth floor of a shopping mall, in strange circumstances which are still under investigation by the authorities.

According to a press release issued by the World Trade Center Pacific Mall, a registered company responsible for managing the mall, following the citizen’s downfall, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man, 30 years old, which collapsed from above after 7:10 p.m. on Friday, May 21, He was not carrying any identity documents at the time of the removal of the body, so the only clues we have about him are descriptions of witnesses indicating that he was a white-skinned man, that he was wearing a wine red shirt, jeans and black shoes. At the moment, authorities do not know if the man committed suicide, if someone pushed him or if he accidentally fell.

This was reported by Pacific Mall, recounting what is known to the Attorney General’s Office and the Santiago de Cali Metropolitan Police so far:

WORLD TRADE CENTER PACIFIC MALL Releases the following to the public: On the night of Friday, May 21, an older man fell from the fifth floor to the first floor in the area outside the mall, dying from the fall. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities are conducting the corresponding investigation into the events, to try to determine how this painful incident happened. World Trade Center Pacific Mall has provided the information that the competent authorities need for their analysis.

At the time of the preparation of this declaration, the investigation is continuing, therefore, until the said authorities provide an official and final report, the causes which led to this fatal outcome will remain unknown. We reiterate, as a serious and professional company, our absolute collaboration with all that is necessary, hoping that what happened will be clarified as soon as possible. The World Trade Center Pacific Mall regrets the events and sends its sincere condolences to family and friends.

On April 19, he also reportedly presented a death from the fifth floor of the commercial establishment, where an unidentified man wearing blue jeans, a white belt, black tennis shoes and a dark jacket was implicated.

Although some versions indicate that it was an apparent case of suicide, the business establishment stated that “until said authorities provide an official and final report, the causes behind this fatal outcome will remain unknown. “

According to information published on Cali’s portal, TuBarcoNews, in 2020 more than 56 people committed suicide in Cali, with economic debts, disappointments and issues of passion and love, among the main causes. These events worry mental health authorities during the pandemic, that’s why they called their family and friends to be on the lookout for signs of depression, hopelessness and help. Every month, the authorities attend to more than 3,000 calls of this type.

Likewise, they reported that psychosocial referral line 106 of the Valle del Cauca Health Secretariat is available to deal with cases of this type 24 hours a day.

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