High school boy leaps to death from condominium complex

The Mainichi Shimbun
May 16, 2008
Source: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080516p2a00m0na001000c.html

KADOMA, Osaka -- A 15-year-old high school boy has leaped to his death from a condominium complex here, police said.

A resident of a condominium complex in Kadoma found a boy lying on the ground at around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, and called for an ambulance, local police said. The boy was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

He has been identified as a first-year high school student living in Kadoma. His bag was left on the landing of a staircase between the sixth and seventh floors, leading investigators to suspect that he committed suicide by leaping from the structure.

(Mainichi Japan) May 16, 2008