Indonesian maid dies after falling from sixth-storey HDB unit while cleaning window

Singapore – A 26-year-old Indonesian domestic helper has died after falling from the sixth storey of a Housing and Development Board unit.

The woman was cleaning the windows of the residence she was employed in when the tragedy happened, reported Chinese newspaperMs Pitpit, the deceased, had been employed in Singapore for about six months, looking after the unit’s inhabitant – an elderly woman who used a wheelchair, reportedAnother Indonesian domestic helper who lived on the same floor toldShe said during her interview that she had just received a text message from Ms Pitpit at around 4.41 pm.

The woman did not see the message immediately and soon learnt about the fatal fall after seeing police officers at the HDB’s ground level. It was reported that Ms Pitpit’s body was lying in a pool of blood. The kitchen window from the sixth storey flat was still open when a passer-by saw the incident and alerted the police.Paramedics who soon arrived at the scene conveyed Ms Pitpit to Sengkang General Hospital for medical attention. She was transported to the hospital while unconscious and subsequently passed away there.

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