Police cordon off the area where a lawyer landed after falling off a building along Bohol street in Cebu City. | Paul Lauro
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are now investigating the death of a lawyer who died after allegedly falling from a high-rise commercial building along Bohol Street, Cebu City on Friday, Sept. 20.
Police Major Romeo Caacoy, chief of the Mabolo Police Station, said first-aid responders declared her dead on the spot.
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Caacoy also confirmed that the victim was a lawyer but requested not to disclose her identity as they had yet to inform her immediate relatives about the tragedy.
Police received a dead person alarm past 1 p.m.
Initial findings showed that the victim apparently fell off from the16th floor of the building.
According to Caacoy, they are currently investigating to determine if her death was a result of suicide or foul play was involved.
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