23-year-old Ugandan national Monica Karungi has been the subject of debate on the prevalent sex exploitation that goes on in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after footage surfaced of her jumping to her death earlier this month.
What happened to Monica Karungi?
Details around the incident that was caught on camera by onlookers are still very sketchy at this time. However, Dubai authorities were able to confirm the identity of the woman filmed jumping off the seventh floor of the Al Fahad apartment complex, on the morning of Sunday 1 May 2022.
Due to the graphic nature of the video, we will not embed it in this article.
From what we understand, an eyewitness quickly whipped out their phone and started recording when the figure of a woman appeared on the windowpane of the high-rise residential complex.
The woman stood for a few seconds, contemplating her actions, when suddenly, and much to the horror of eyewitnesses, she jumped, landing head first and breaking every bone in her body.
The blood-curdling screams of the onlookers reverberated across the Arab neighbourhood. But, by then, it was all too late. Karungi, at the young age of 23, had taken her own life.
Speculation remains rife on what prompted the Ugandan to jump to her death. Some commenters have linked her passing to the notorious ‘porta potty’ trend that recently made global headlines, while others believe the suicide was more closely attached to her personal life back home.
According to Ugandan local media, Karungi reportedly moved to Dubai using a student passport, and was working as a housekeeper at the apartment complex where she fell to her death.
It is further claimed that the 23-year-old took the fatal leap after reportedly learning that her boyfriend had married another woman. These claims, of course, remain unverified.
This is where you can find the video showing Monica Karungi jump to her death.