Playful jump from hotel rooftop killed expat

William Hart, a Briton who headed the sales department at an international bank, died after falling nearly seven storeys from the rooftop of the hotel where he went drinking with a friend on April 7.

Hart, who had several glasses of wine, was also shown in his friend's video recording on that day saying he wanted to jump from the rooftop and that he could "make the jump".

The 1.8m-tall man, who had a reputation of jumping into swimming pools or water bodies from heights, then proceeded to do so.

A toxicology report by Mr Leong Hsiao Tung, a Health Sciences Authority (HSA) analyst, revealed that there were high levels of ethanol in Hart's blood, indicating that he was clearly intoxicated and that his judgment was impaired.

Mr Hart's father and stepmother, who turned up in court on Friday, said they were "very saddened and were still coming to terms".

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