A Sri Lankan woman has died after falling off an apartment complex in Malaysia, it was reported.

The deceased has been identified as a 44-year-old resident of Kobeigane and a mother of one.

According to Ada Derana, the woman is reported to have died after falling off the apartment complex on Tuesday night (May 23).

Investigations have revealed that the woman had travelled to Malaysia on a tourist visa and had obtained employment.

She had travelled overseas for employment in December 2022 with the assistance of an employment agency in Ja- Ela. It has been found that the woman had paid a sum of Rs. 600,000 to a representative of the employment agency.

Further investigations have revealed that the victim had been handed over to a woman who operates an illegal employment agency in Malaysia and had been subjected to employment in multiple places without pay since December 2022.

On the day of the incident, the victim is reported to have contacted her son via a telephone call during which she had informed him that she cannot stay in Malaysia any longer as she was facing various issues. 

The body of the deceased Sri Lankan woman has been placed at the PPUM Hospital in Malaysia. (NewsWire)

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Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) Leader Mano Ganesan has raised concerns over the death of a domestic worker who was employed at the residence of popular Sri Lankan Artiste Sudharma Jayawardene. 

Speaking in Parliament today (24), MP Mano Ganesan raised concerns over the death of A. Rajkumary.

Pointing out that the deceased died while in Police custody, MP Mano Ganesan demanded a fresh Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) inquiry exhuming the body of the deceased housemaid.

MP Mano Ganesan wanted the fresh inquiry handed over to a team of experts formed from the Medical Faculty of the University of Peradeniya.

Responding to the MP, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardene assured that he will instruct the Police accordingly.

The domestic worker was arrested on May 15 over a complaint related to theft at the artiste’s house on May 11, filed at the Welikada Police.

Following the complaint, the 42-year-old domestic worker from Demodara, Badulla, was arrested and interrogated by the Police. 

According to the Police, the woman had suddenly fallen ill, showing signs of difficulty in breathing, while being interrogated at the Police Station.

The woman, who had been immediately admitted to the Colombo National Hospital had, however, died at the hospital. (NewsWire)

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