She died from multiple injuries, including a rupture of the right atrium of her heart and fractures to her ribs.
A 48-year-old mother of four was posing for photos in front of a concrete slab in a forested area along Upper Bukit Timah RoadMadam Melita Dollah suffered multiple injuries and her death on Dec 19, 2021 was ruled a misadventure.
One photo showed a friend sitting astride the top of the slab, and Madam Melita standing on the ground in front of it, pulling on the seated person’s leg. The pair took the photo as planned and were smiling in it, clearly oblivious to any impending danger, said State Coroner Nakhoda. An unmarked trail and pieces of concrete debris in the forested area along Upper Bukit Timah Road in 2021. Photo: The Straits Times
The State Coroner said: “This was a very unfortunate case. What had begun as a morning of hiking and enjoying nature ended in tragedy.”
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