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Frenchman dies from suicide in Vietnam during sex probe

Saturday, November 10, 2012, 09:23 GMT+7

Thursday (November 8) a 38-year-old French citizen committed suicide by jumping from the 19th floor of an apartment building in Ho Chi Minh City after police started criminal proceedings against him for lewd acts with minors.

Vitrac Alexandre Pierre Claude died on the spot after falling onto the terrace of the 4th floor of the Screc Tower on Truong Sa Street in district 3, police sources told Tuoi Tre Newspaper.

Police are investigating.

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