On the evening of April 18th, a woman fell from a building and died at Wanda Plaza in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province. This incident has sparked attention on the internet.
April 18th, several netizens posted videos and images claiming that someone had fallen to their death at Wanda Plaza in Changzhi City, Shanxi. The on-site videos and pictures show a woman lying motionless on the ground, with a large amount of blood around her head.
At noon on April 19th, a tenant at the mall told “Extreme News”, “There was no chance to save her, she fell from the fourth floor to the first floor.” Another tenant also said that the incident happened around 6 p.m. the night before, and the person was gone on the spot. The surrounding tenants near the fall site had closed their doors ahead of time, and today (the 19th) they were operating as usual.
Emergency responders involved stated, “The person didn’t make it onto the ambulance,” and they were not aware of any further details.
Reports indicated that customer service personnel at the plaza said that the mall is operating as usual today, and they were not aware of the aforementioned situation. The interview requested feedback from the relevant authorities and left the reporter’s contact number. As of the time of the report by “Extreme News”, the reporter had not received a response. The police also mentioned that interviews should be directed to the higher department.
Subsequently, the topic labeled “Woman falls to death at Wanda Square, tenants say person gone on the spot” trended on Weibo’s hot search.
Netizens expressed their concerns, “Someone fell from the fourth floor and was gone on the spot, but the next day the mall opened as usual? The authorities have not responded, so was it an accidental fall or something else? Isn’t there even a basic explanation?”
“Was it an accident or suicide?” “Is the suicide rate in mainland China increasing?” “There are more suicides among graduates who are unemployed.”
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