Woman Jumps From Building To Escape Arrest By Martina Johnson

Antigua Observer

The woman jumped from a second-floor window and lay in a crumpled heap before help arrived

A 39-year-old Friar’s Hill woman yesterday plunged from the top floor balcony of a two-storey building on Cross and Redcliffe streets to escape being arrested, and survived with a suspected fractured neck, among other injuries.

At about 10:45 am, the woman reportedly attempted to get away from lawmen when they approached her, her husband and other individuals to question them about a report of fraud.

She squeezed through the rails on the balcony at the back of the building and jumped, even as police tried to hold her back.

When the mother of three hit the ground, she was not moving and appeared unresponsive.

One eyewitness who saw the commotion leading up to the woman’s jump from the building which houses Superman’s cellular phone repair shop, a lawyer’s office and other businesses, said there were several other people on the balcony at the time, possibly her husband and police officers.