Child falls to her death during family outing in Penang


GEORGE TOWN: A Penang vacation for a family turned tragic after a six-year-old girl apparently fell to her death at a hotel in Tanjung Bungah here.

The girl and her family from Sungai Petani, Kedah, who had earlier spent the night at the hotel, had just gone swimming before the incident occurred at about 11.30am on Monday (Oct 18).

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