Student, 15, jumps to his death in Tin Shui Wai school

A 15-year-old boy tragically took his own life by jumping from a height in his Tin Shui Wai school near Tin Shui Estate on Friday.

Police received a report from school staff at around 11am after they discovered him lying unconscious on the school playground.

He was rushed to Tin Shui Wai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead after failed resuscitation attempts.

Police believed the boy had fallen from a height, jumping from a corridor. No suicide note was found and an investigation is ongoing.

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