Child dies after 'falling from upper-floor flat' in south London: Police launch probe into latest tragedy to hit the capital
Daily MailA child has died after 'falling from upper-floor flat' in south London. Police and paramedics rushed to Hotspur Street, Kennington, this afternoon but were unable to save the youngster, whose age is not yet known. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: 'We were called at 4.21pm today to reports of a person who had fallen from a building in Hotspur Street, SE11. Labour MP for Vauxhall Florence Eshalomi said: 'Very sad to hear about the sad death of a young child who fell from a block of flats earlier this afternoon in Hotspur Street, SE11. Aalim Ahmed, 5, died when he fell from his kitchen window on the 15th storey of an east London tower block, an inquest has heard He landed on a railing at the bottom of the residential block called Jacobs House in Plaistow, London The boy died instantly and his father discovered his body shortly before 6am on May 16, Walthamstow Coroner's Court heard.
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