Tragical fatal fall of student in Chengdu

Police have ruled out foul play in the fatal fall of a high school student in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

The 11th-grader surnamed Lin jumped to his death “due to personal issues” at No. 49 High School in Chenghua District at around 6:40pm on May 9. The investigation found he had not been scolded or punished by his teachers. Neither was there any bullying against him, the district government said today after a joint probe by the education bureau and the police.

Police said the climbing traces, footprints and fingerprints showed that Lin climbed to the place from which he jumped on his own. No traces of a second person was discovered at the scene.