Melaka Tengah police chief Christopher Patit said the 24-year-old male student sustained severe traumatic brain injuries, including skull fractures, and is being treated at the Melaka Hospital.

He said that at 10.42pm, the victim was seen coming out of the bathroom before he allegedly fell from the seventh-floor unit that he shares with five university mates.

The victim landed on a fifth floor balcony before being rushed to the hospital.

“Preliminary investigations found that the incident was not linked to bullying. The victim has been described as kind and helpful,” he said in a statement.

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