Man Jumps From 4th Floor Of Mombasa Building After His 3 Friends Show Up
Detectives reported that the police received a phone call from a panic-stricken caretaker at Executive Apartment within the Kadzandani area.
Marvin Chege 
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nyali, Mombasa County are investigating a case where a 35-year-old man allegedly jumped from the 4th floor balcony of his rented house after his alleged three friends showed up at his door two days ago.
Detectives on Saturday, May 18 reported that the police received a phone call from a panic-stricken caretaker at Executive Apartment within the Kadzandani area.
The caretaker explained how he saw a fellow human land on the cabros of his workplace, only to realize it was one of his tenants.
Officers stand guard at the entrance of DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road. /NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE
Visiting the scene, police learned from the injured man's wife that she had heard a knock at their door.
When she went to answer it, her husband who peeped from the bedroom window flung to the balcony and flew all the way down.
"Realizing what had just happened, the then confused "friends" scampered away like terrified rats before curious neighbours, most of whom watched in dismay from the periphery, had a chat with them.
"Luckily, the man survived his tussle with gravity, but not without several broken limbs," stated the DCI in part.
The man is recuperating at the Coast General Hospital. Whereas the motive behind the jump remains unestablished, the search for the three friends who holed up since has been launched.
In a similar incident on January 15, 2024, a man in a towel was captured jumping from a window in a five-storey building in Mombasa County.
In the video that was recorded by residents and circulated on social media platforms, the man could be seen standing on the window of the fourth floor and looking down, with people shouting and begging him not to jump.
However, despite their pleas, the man jumped and landed with a loud thud on vehicles parked outside the building before falling onto the tarmacked road.
The police who were informed of the incident rushed to the scene, cordoned off the area, and launched investigations. According to a police report, the man died as a result of injuries to the head and abdomen.
The unfortunate incident came amidst an atmosphere of worry regarding the rising cases of suicide in recent months across the country.
Counsellors, medics, and psychologists advise that you can always reach out for help when experiencing any mental health issue. Call the Kenya Red Cross toll-free hotline, 1199, for support.
