A Dutch model has died in mysterious circumstances in Malaysia amid reports she plunged from a 20th floor apartment after a party.
Ivana Smit, 18, was found dead on a sixth floor balcony of the Persiaran Capsquare block in Kuala Lumpur’s Jalan Dang Wangi district and was not wearing any clothes.
Police insist there were ‘no criminal elements’ to the young model’s death, but her devastated family has demanded an investigation.
Dutch model Ivana Smit has died in mysterious circumstances in Malaysia amid reports she plunged from a 20th floor apartment
Ivana Smit, 18, was found dead on a sixth floor balcony of the Persiaran Capsquare block in Kuala Lumpur’s Jalan Dang Wangi district and was not wearing any clothes
Police insist there were ‘no criminal elements’ to the young model’s death, but her devastated family has demanded an investigation
The model’s body was found at the Persiaran Capsquare block in Kuala Lumpur’s Jalan Dang Wangi district
The teenager, who had worked in fashion shows for Chanel and other brands, had been partying but reportedly returned to the flat at 5am last Thursday.
But several hours later her dead body was found naked after allegedly falling from the balcony and landing on the sixth floor of the block.
Police said there were ‘no criminal elements’ to the death but Ivana’s devastated father along with his wife and son have now arrived in the country and contacted Interpol to demand a full probe into the incident.
Ivana’s grandfather Fredrik Smit, who has lived in Penang, Malaysia, for over two decades and raised Ivana as a child there, said today: ‘We cannot believe she fell from level 20 and the body was found at level 6.
The teenager, who had worked in fashion shows for Chanel and other brands, had been partying but returned to the flat at 5am last Thursday
‘She was found there naked. Where are her shoes and underwear?
He added: ‘We believe there is a criminal element in Ivana’s death. Of course we don’t believe the story from the police because they can’t give us photographs or a report from the scene. Ivana’s father has contacted the Dutch ambassador and Interpol.’
Ivana’s father Marcel Smit claims Ivana sent her boyfriend a message and selfie at 7.25am before she was found dead around seven hours later last Thursday afternoon at around 2 or 3pm.
He told Dutch media: ‘At about 10am she would have fallen from the balcony at 20 floors high. How is that possible? It is strange that she was not found until 3pm.
‘She is tall, 1.81 meters, but the barrier is also 1.20 meters. Only when you bend over, do you fall off. She did not fall and did not jump either.’
Ivana’s father Marcel Smit claims Ivana sent her boyfriend a message and selfie at 7.25am before she was found dead around seven hours later last Thursday afternoon at around 2 or 3pm
Ivana (pictured) had first moved to Malaysia 13 years ago and lived with her grandfather Fredrik
Marcel claims that police want to ‘close the case quickly’ and that neighbours heard ‘shouts and an argument’.
According to Ivana’s family, alcohol and ecstasy have allegedly been found in the blood of his daughter.
The model’s uncle Fred Agenjo said: ‘Those are not drugs that you’re going to sleep on.
‘There are so many questions. Her clothes have been found, but her shoes and underwear are not.
‘The police do not look at her mobile phone. The police do not want to say whether the drugs were taken when they were alive. We want a full investigation.’
Ivana had first moved to Malaysia 13 years ago and lived with her grandfather Fredrik.
She was the second runner-up in Malaysia Supermodel Search 2014 and a leading model in the country.
Dang Wangi police chief Assistant Commissioner Shaharuddin Abdullah said the case was ‘sudden death’ and appealed for more information from witnesses.
He said: ‘Our investigations so far and the post-mortem report show no elements of foul play.’