Four-year-old girl dies in fall from east London tower block

metro.co.uk —

A four-year-old girl has died after falling from a tower block in east London on Saturday, with police treating the incident as non-suspicious. She was pronounced dead at a hospital following emergency treatment. The fall occurred at around 11am on St Paul’s Road, Barking, prompting a response from police, ambulance crews, and London’s air ambulance. The girl was treated at the scene before being taken to a major trauma centre, where she later died from her injuries. An investigation into the circumstances is ongoing, and no arrests have been made. Police have urged anyone with information to contact them, while offering condolences to the child’s family and loved ones.


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