16 May 2024 , 12:34
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The boy sadly died at the scene
A six-year-old boy has died after falling from the 15th floor of a London towerblock.
The young lad plunged over 150ft from Jacobs House on New City Road in east London just before 6am.
No arrests have been made.
A mum who lives in the block told the Evening Standards that residents are in "utter shock".
She said: "We know the family. The parents are at the hospital. Other family members are in the flat.
"Apparently, the boy was up early and then fell from the window.
"It was an accident but no one knows how it happened. People are looking for answers."
Another neighbour, Luka Tunjic, 65, said: “I was very scared of the windows when my child was young. I always locked them as it can be so dangerous. I live on the tenth floor. I’m so sorry for my neighbours it’s a tragedy. “
A third added: “I spoke to the mum a few weeks ago and I saw her with her son in the lift with her boy, he was lovely. Today she could barely speak.
The Metropolitan Police said: "We were called at 5.58am on Thursday, May 16 to reports of a child having fallen from height at New City Road, E13.
"Officers, London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended.
"At the scene a six-year-old boy had fallen from an upper floor of an apartment block.
"Despite the efforts of emergency services he sadly died at the scene. His family are aware and are being supported.
"The death is being treated as unexpected and enquiries are underway to establish the full circumstances."