Monday, January 30, 2012

Woman, 21, jumped to her death from luxury high-rise housing several UN diplomats after fight with boyfriend

A 21-year-old woman jumped to her death Sunday night from the 14th floor of an upscale condo housing several diplomats, just a block from the United Nations in New York City.
She had recently had a fight with her boyfriend, who lives in the building, and left a suicide note, according to reports.
The woman landed on East 48th Street in front of 100 United Nations Plaza, a 52-story luxury building across the street from the Algerian Embassy.
100 UN Plaza
Plunge: Police say the woman fell from a 14th-story balcony at 100 United Nations Plaza on East 48th Street


Map of the area
Diplomatic corridor: The building where the woman fell (lower left corner) is just a block from the United Nations (upper left)

Police have not released the identity of the woman or her boyfriend.
The New York Post reports that she had just finished fighting with her beau at his apartment in the upmarket condo building.

 


She left a note before she dove off a balcony, the newspaper reports.
A pocketbook was lying a few feet from her body and witnesses said her body was draped with a white sheet as police investigated the case.