Woman falls from 31st floor of Sharjah tower



SHARJAH // An Iranian woman fell to her death on Friday from the 31st floor of her flat in Manazel Tower 3 in the Taawun area, police have confirmed.

A police spokesman said that the body of the 36-year-old was being kept at the forensic department as investigations into the fall are carried out.

The case is the third to be reported to police last week after a Bangladeshi national fell from a building under construction in the Suweihat area while at work.

An Arab also man who fell from his balcony on 12th floor in Al Nahda area.

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