Three people who jumped to their deaths from a multi-storey building in Glasgow were identified as a Russian family seeking asylum in the UK, the BBC reported.
"The apparent triple suicide happened on Sunday at the Red Road flats complex in the Springburn area of the city," the BBC said.
According to the BBC, the father, mother and son had been granted asylum in Canada but had to leave the country after a dispute with the local authorities. The family arrived in the UK in 2007 and immediately filed for a new asylum status.
However, their application to remain in the UK had recently been refused and the family had been told that they had to leave their flat on the 15th floor of a 30-storey high-riser.
They were also advised to seek help from the Scottish Refugee Council to find alternative accommodation.
Local police said they had not found any suspicious circumstances surrounding the tragedy and it was most likely a suicide case.
RIA Novosti has not yet been able to obtain any official confirmation of the nationality and identity of the victims from the Russian consulate-general in Edinburgh.
LONDON, March 9 (RIA Novosti)
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