17-year-old female died after falling from the eighth floor of an apartment in a 16-story building where she lived in Buyuk Kelajak (transl. Great Future) neighbourhood of Denau district of Surkhandarya.
This happened at about 22:00 on October 29, the spokesman to the Prosecutor General's Office, Khayot Shamsutdinov said. At the moment, it is unknown whether the teen fell through carelessness or for some other reason.
The district prosecutor's office is conducting a pre-investigation probe, with a forensic medical examination ordered into the death.
The Zamon news program on Sevimli TV channel reported that the deceased was the eldest daughter in the family; she has three younger brothers. The school said that she was an excellent student. There were no known conflicts with other students or the family.
