Man dies after falling from a rooftop while fleeing from police in Manacor
The officers confirmed that the man had died instantly when he tried to jump to the building next door.
PalmA 40-year-old man has died after falling from a rooftop into an interior courtyard while fleeing from police in Manacor. The incident occurred at 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday when several calls alerted emergency services (112) to a loud argument between a couple at a residence in the Islote neighborhood, according to police sources.
Several local and national police patrols were dispatched to the address, where a woman requested their assistance. The man who was with her climbed onto the roof, and when the officers followed him, he jumped to another building.
According to the same sources, the woman explained to the officers that the man was her partner and that he had arrived at her home in a hostile and aggressive manner. At that moment, they heard a noise and went up to the roof. Once there, they discovered that the man had fallen while trying to jump to the other building and had died instantly. The National Police have taken charge of the investigation and have ruled out the involvement of any third parties. According to the initial investigation, the man's fall was accidental.