Sharjah, May 24 -- A 35-year-old Indian expatriate woman allegedly pushed her five-year-old daughter from a high-rise apartment in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) before jumping to her death, according to multiple media reports.

The incident occurred on Wednesday morning, May 20, at a residential tower in the Al Nahda area near Sahara Centre. Sharjah Police said the case has been registered as a suicide and referred to the Public Prosecution for further investigation.

Residents and building staff said they heard a loud noise before finding the bodies outside the tower. Emergency teams and police later reached the site and cordoned off the area before shifting the bodies to hospital.

According to Gulf News, citing eyewitnesses and b...