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Psychologist dies trying to get into his flat
arch 20 2003 at 10:45AM
A 62-year-old clinical psychologist fell to his death on Wednesday in an attempt to get into his eighth-floor Mouille Point flat using a rope.
According to a witness who works in the building, the man had tied a rope around his body after locking himself out of his flat.
thobela Tyekana said the man was trying to scale the balcony to reach a window through which he could enter, but a knot apparently came undone and he plunged to his death.
"We were approaching the building after having moved some furniture," said Tyekana.
'It looked like a piece of cloth being tossed by the wind'
"At first it looked like a piece of cloth being tossed by the wind, but upon closer inspection we made the horrific discovery."
After interviewing witnesses, police concluded that the man's death was an accident.
"The gale-force wind in the area may have been a contributing factor when he fell at around 3:50pm," said Inspector Paul Manuel.
The psychologist, who worked as a guidance counsellor at the Cape Technikon, lived alone.
He kept to himself, said shocked neighbours.
In a statement on Wednesday night, Cape Technikon vice-rector of student services Mandla Tshabalala said the counsellor would be sorely missed.
This article was originally published on page 2 of The Cape Argus on 20 March 2003
Cape Town - South Africa
Submitted on 03/20/2003
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Reference:
The Cape Argus 20 March 2003
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