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Singapore father and son jump to death within two hours
Jun 8, 2009, 5:34 GMT
Singapore - A Singapore father and his son fell to death from an apartment block within two hours of each other, news reports said Monday.
The son, Selvaraja Suppiah, 26, fell on Saturday around 11 pm after he had locked his parents and other family members in the flat on the ninth floor of the block, The Straits Times newspaper reported.
When civil defence officers freed the family and discovered the body of the dead son on the foot of the block, his father, Nadeson Suppiah, 55, turned hysterical.
On the way back to the family flat, the father dashed out of the lift and jumped to his death from the building.
The father's body was found just 15 meters away from the spot where his son's body was still lying, the report said.
Details and the background of the tragedy are still unexplained.
Family members said the son had an argument with his mother before leaving the flat and locking the door from outside.
The 26-year-old had been his father's favourite among three children, the newspaper report said.
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could u add some pics of the incident?i feel sorry for the loved ones who miss them/love them dearly.
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Arvin Gumato ParejaJun 8th, 2009 - 10:10:41
Human life consists in mutual service. No grief, pain, misfortune, or 'broken heart,' is excuse for cutting off one's life while any power of service remains. But when all usefulness is over, when one is assured of an unavoidable and imminent death, it is the simplest of human rights to choose a quick and easy death in place of a slow and horrible one.
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