Huffington Post
CHINA — A Chinese man reportedly committed suicide in a crowded mall over the weekend after arguing with his girlfriend about her shopping.
According to Chinese media reports, the man jumped to his death Saturday at the Golden Eagle Shopping Complex in the city of Xuzhou after an afternoon of shopping with his girlfriend. It is believed that the man was about 40 years old.
Quoting witnesses of the tragedy, Guangming Online reports that the man had been arguing with his girlfriend before he climbed over a seventh-floor railing and leapt to his death. The couple’s fight may have started when the man expressed concerns over his girlfriend’s expensive purchases. Graphic surveillance footage from after the incident shows that the man landed in the mall’s atrium, near a number of cosmetics counters. He is believed to have died on impact.
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