[PHOTO] The Heroic Moment A Policeman Tells a Suicidal Mother to not Kill Herself
Police and fireman managed to save the life of a woman and child today with their calm and quick thinking.
By Mei Mei Chu — 25 Sep 2013, 04:50 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
A police official reaching out to the suicidal mother to not kill herself and her baby
A police official convincing the suicidal mother to not kill herself and her baby
Image via malaysiaedition.netThe 35-year-old Chinese national wanted to jump off the top of a building with her one-year-old baby after quarrelling with her husband
It is learnt that the woman had quarrelled with her husband before the incident. The scene of the dramatic rescue took place just a few shops away from the Bukit Puchong police station.
thestar.com.myFiremen and policemen rushed to the scene in Puchong after being alerted at 9am
The woman, who was seen clutching her child at the edge of a ledge atop the building, was stopped by several firemen who rushed to the scene in Puchong after receiving an alert at 9am here yesterday.
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A 35-year-old Chinese national who tried to jump off the top of a budget hotel with her one-year-old baby was pulled to safety, thanks to prompt attention by the authorities.
thestar.com.myPolice pleaded with her not to jump, but she was very aggressive
“When we arrived, the policemen were already there, trying to persuade her not to jump. Luckily, one of the sergeants speaks Chinese and we managed to communicate with her.
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“We pleaded with her not to jump. At first, she was very aggressive and threatened to leap off if we got any closer to her.
thestar.com.my“We were also worried about the safety of the baby as she was standing right at the edge of the ledge,” he said.
thestar.com.my30 minutes later, police managed to pull the mother and child to safety
Puchong Fire and Rescue Department senior officer Sihat Bedol said it took the firemen about 30 minutes to grab the mother and child to safety. The woman was later handed over to the police.
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