Govt ordered to pay Ivana Smit’s family RM1.1mil

 The High Court holds the government and police liable for negligence in exercising their duties in probing the Dutch model's death.

Ivana Smit was found dead on the sixth floor of CapSquare Residence on Dec 7, 2017, after falling from a unit on the 20th floor. (Instagram pic)

KUALA LUMPUR:

 The High Court here has ordered the government to pay RM1.1 million in damages to the family of Dutch model Ivana Smit for failing to conduct a proper investigation into her death.

Justice Roz Mawar Rozain held the government and police liable for negligence in exercising their duties.

Smit’s mother, Christina Caroline Gerarda Johanna Verstappen, filed the lawsuit on the family’s behalf in 2020, naming the government, the police, and investigating officer Faizal Abdullah as defendants.

Smit, who was 18, was found dead on the sixth floor of CapSquare Residence on Dec 7, 2017, after falling from a unit on the 20th floor. An inquest in 2018 determined that her death was a “misadventure”.

Upon revision by the High Court, the court ruled that Smit’s death was caused by “persons known or unknown”. - FMT

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