Patient Falls to His Death from an Abu Dhabi Hospital Window

No Criminal Suspicion

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, September 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

According to preliminary investigations conducted by Abu Dhabi Police, there was no criminal foul play related to the death of the patient who fell to his death from an Abu Dhabi hospital window.

Major Hamad Abdullah Al Afari, Head of Operations Affairs in Al Shaabiya Police Station affiliated to the Capital Police Directorate, indicated that the Operations Room received notification on Sunday morning reporting the death of a 38-year old African man.  “Police teams immediately rushed to the incident’s site; initial inspection of the site showed the presence of a corpse in the grass near the hospital,” he said.

Major Al Afari added that the deceased (S. M. M) was transferred to the Forensic Medicine Department after following up the legal procedures; noting that preliminary investigations are still underway to determine the  circumstances leading to his death.

Al Afari stated that the deceased was undergoing treatment from medical infections in an Abu Dhabi hospital; adding that the preliminary examinations do  not indicate any foul play or criminal suspicion. Concluding, he lauded the cooperation of several police entities in dealing with the incident and securing the site, notably teams from Al Shaabiya Police Station; the Investigations, Traffic, Ambulance and Rescue and Crime Scene Departments.

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