Court orders govt to pay RM1.1mil to family of Dutch model who fell to her death
Justice Roz Mawar Rozain, in her decision, said the defendants in the lawsuit had failed to conduct a proper investigation into Smit's death.
She said the court had found there were 'breaches of statutory duty'.
Smit, then 18, was found dead on the sixth floor of CapSquare Residence on Dec 7, 2017, after falling from the 20th floor of a condominium unit owned by an American couple.
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