KATHMANDU: A 61-year-old woman, Pun Maya Tamang, died after jumping from the window of her hospital cabin at Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Harisiddhi. She had been undergoing treatment for cancer and had been admitted to the hospital since August 8. Tamang, a resident of Narayantar, Gokarneshwar Municipality, leaped from the window of her third-floor cabin on Saturday and succumbed to her injuries while being treated at Patan Hospital.
The deceased had recently returned from the US, and authorities suspect that her mental health might have been affected by her illness. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. SSP Shekhar Khanal of the District Police Range, Lalitpur, noted that Tamang’s husband was a former employee of Nepal Rastra Bank.
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