Thai man, 21, dies after getting caught taking upskirt photos & jumping from 4th floor of mall

A 21-year-old university student in Nonthaburi, Thailand, has died after he jumped from the fourth floor of the city's Central Westgate mall on Sep. 12.

He had been fleeing from security guards who had caught him in the act of voyeurism, Bangkok Post reported.

Upskirt photos

According to eyewitnesses, a woman noticed the man filming under her skirt with an iPad on the fourth floor of the mall at about 7:40pm.

She immediately called for help, which led to the man being detained by the mall security and police officers.

The man reportedly panicked during the evidence collection process, escaped from the authorities and threw his bag down to the ground floor of the mall before jumping after it.

His fall resulted in injuries to his skull, and he was conveyed to hospital, where he passed away.

Pictures of the scene showed him being covered by a tent as passers-by and first responders tended to him.

Witnesses describes the scene as terrifying.

"People were screaming and crying," one said.

Bangkok Post quoted TV Channel 7, which said that the man apparently called his mother before he jumped to say goodbye, and told her that he was filming underneath women's skirts after being threatened by members of an online group to do so.

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