Stewardess’ family believes she slipped from top floor of hotel - The family of Malaysia Airlines stewardess Chin Swee Len, who was found dead...

Stewardess’ family believes she slipped from top floor of hotel
By SARBAN SINGH
newsdesk@thestar.com.my

SEREMBAN: The family of Malaysia Airlines stewardess Chin Swee Len, who was found dead in the car park of a hotel in Amsterdam on Jan 13, does not believe she committed suicide by jumping.

Her husband Cheng Yin Chet, 39, said Chin had been making elaborate plans for Chinese New Year, including texting her brother about dinner at her home on the first day of the celebration before departing on her flight.

Chin, 34, who had been with the national carrier since 1997, had also taken their 17-year-old son for Chinese New Year shopping before her flight to Amsterdam and promised to go for a vacation in Australia in September, he added.

“She told me that she would only get us new clothes upon her return,” said Cheng, adding that his wife would often go for walks after a long flight to avoid jetlag.

“Her room’s electronic data showed that on the said day, she left her room at about 10pm and had probably gone to the eighth or ninth floor, which was the hotel’s top most floor, to get some air.

“We believe that she must have slipped and fell,” he said, adding that the windows in Chin’s hotel room could only open a few centimetres.

Chin had flown to the Dutch capital on Jan 11 and was supposed to have returned on Jan 15.

However, when she failed to turn up at a pre-departure briefing, her colleagues went to look for her in their hotel located near Schiphol Airport.

It was reported that her colleagues were then told that she had been found unconscious at the hotel’s parking lot by other guests.

There were also other reports which said that she was found dead in her room with bruises all over her body or that she had been robbed and thrown out of her room on the fourth floor.

Dutch police have since ruled out foul play in her death. A hotel guest saw Chin’s body sprawled on the car park below at about 4am the following morning.

Cheng, who returned from Amsterdam on Jan 19 with his wife’s remains, said Chin’s belongings, including her laptop and cash, were still in her room.

“In fact, even her luggage had not been opened,” he said, adding that she had stayed at the hotel several times before.

Cheng said he was satisfied with the investigation conducted by the Dutch authorities.

“I am satisifed that there was no criminal element involved in her death. Robbery was not a motive,” he said, adding that Chin did not suffer from any medical condition.

Cheng, who is also Seremban Gerakan Youth head, denied that he had any marital problem with Chin.

Malaysian Ambassador to the Netherlands Datuk Fauziah Taib had said police investigation showed that there were no signs of forced entry into Chin’s room.

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