SM Megamall Suicides 2017: Another Woman Falls To Her Death Inside Philippines' Popular Mall
The number of suicide incidents that happen inside a popular mall in the Philippines continues to increase after a woman was said to have jumped to death this week.
According to reports, the unidentified woman who appeared to be in her early 20s threw herself from the fifth floor of the Building B of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City, Philippines and hit the basement on Tuesday, Oct. 3. She reportedly incurred fatal head and body injuries and was declared dead on arrival after the authorities took her to a nearby hospital.
Journal Online cited an eyewitness account of a man named Domingo Castro, who was reportedly inside the mall to attend a job fair at the fifth floor of the building. According to Castro, the woman was seen crying while seated in front of a wedding jewelry boutique before she jumped to her death.
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Another report also mentioned that the authorities were not able to find any identification cards or documents that could establish the victim's identities.
This is considered as the third suicide incident that happened within the SM Megamall premises since 2016. According to a different report, a 48-year-old woman who was identified as Madonna Guanzon also jumped from the fifth floor in February that year. This launched an investigation from the mall's management in cooperation with the police during that time.
SM Supermalls Senior Vice President Steven Tan issued a statement after the incident through Inquirer, saying, "A woman fell at Building B in SM Megamall. She was immediately rushed to the hospital by the mall personnel. The mall security and the local authorities are currently investigating the matter. We will cooperate for further inquiry."
Later that year, a freshman BS Physical Education student from Rizal Technological University named Jessa Lojo also leaped from the railings of the mall's fifth and tallest floor to end her life inside the mall.
