For trying to commit suicide by jumping from the balcony of his flat, a man whose action went viral on social media last Saturday was fined RM3,000 by the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate's Court today.

Magistrate Tawfiq Affandy Chin also ordered the 28-year-old unemployed man to serve three months in jail if he failed to pay the fine.

The accused pleaded guilty to attempting suicide by trying to jump from the...