Teen plunges to his death from department store roof in Marbella

A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy has plunged to his death from the roof of a department store in Puerto Banus, Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol this afternoon (Friday).
Local sources say that his girlfriend was saved by security guards at the store who were alerted by friends after the pair announced a suicide pact on social media networks.
The pair are believed to be ‘foreign nationals’ and pupils at a private college in Marbella.
The boy fell from a height of approximately 20 metres (60 feet) but despite all their efforts Local Police and paramedics could not save his life.
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