Child who plunged to her death at mall laid to rest

02 June 2014

Published: Sunday June 1, 2014 MYT 1:25:00 PM
Updated: Sunday June 1, 2014 MYT 6:21:36 PM

PETALING JAYA: The little girl who died after falling to her death at a mall will be laid to rest in Puncak Alam on Sunday.

Nurul Emielda Nadia Sallehuddin, aged seven, was going up escalator to the third floor of the Gardens Mall when she fell at around 2pm Saturday.

Her parents told police that they had briefly taken their eyes off the child, when they heard a loud thud a few floors below.

They were shocked to find their daughter sprawled in a pool of blood and head injuries on the ground floor.

It was reported that Emielda was playing with her brother near the escalator when she fell to her death.

The bereaved father requested the media to respect the family’s privacy as he walked to the surau to pray for his daughter.

It is learnt that Emielda had just started Primary school this year.

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