Main image: Laura and I
I keep this website alive for my daughter Laura.
On 16 November 2014, Laura took her life from the observation deck, At the Top SKY, on the 148th floor of the Burj Khalifa, Dubai.
From Wikipedia as at 17 April 2018:
Fatalities
“The Daily Mail reported that on 16 November 2014, Laura Vanessa Nunes, a Portuguese national who was in Dubai on a tourist visa, fell to her death from Burj Khalifa’s “At the Top” observation deck on the 148th floor. However, on 18 May 2015, Dubai police disputed the report made by the Daily Mail on this incident and said that the incident took place in Jumeirah Lakes Towers. A Dubai Coroner’s report stated that Laura’s body was found on the third floor of the Burj Khalifa. Emails obtained under the Freedom of Information act from Portugal’s embassy in the UAE also confirmed that Laura Nunes had committed suicide from the 148th floor of the Burj Khalifa.”
After Laura’s death was brought to light on 18 May 2015, Dubai Police denied Laura’s death from the Burj Khalifa, saying instead that she fell from her 14th-floor apartment at the Jumeirah Lakes Towers.
Two untruths from Dubai Police, broadcast by the UAE media, which is heavily influenced by the autocratic Government of Dubai.
The two main articles from the Daily Mail and 9NEWS can be found in News Coverage:
On the Video page are two videos I created after Laura’s death, and the Gulf News YouTube video, on this link:
In 2018 I published Laura’s Voice WHISPERS FROM AN ANGEL, written by Laura posthumously. It is currently unavailable but will be published again on Laura’s birthday, 1 July 2026. It was supposed to be the second book.
The first book about her death, and after her death, was hard to write. I didn’t realise that I would be in a state of shock for years following Laura’s death, unable to fully accept that she had gone. After many attempts, finally, Suicide at the Burj Khalifa was published on 23 March 2026.
I am currently working on Laura’s website and will include extracts from both of the books in time.
Thank you for visiting Laura’s website.
Laura’s mother, Leona Sykes.
Laura Vanessa Nunes 