Yesterday evening, police were called to The Quarterdeck estate, in the Isle of Dogs, after reports that someone had fallen from the tower block.
They discovered the injured girl after she fell from a block of high-rise flats in Tower Hamlets, East London.
The girl was taken to hospital immediately, however Scotland Yard confirmed yesterday evening that she had died from her injuries.
It isn’t yet known what floor she fell from, or the circumstances surrounding the lead up to her death.
A spokesperson for the Met Police said: “Officers attended along with the paramedics from the London Ambulance Service.
“The girl was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, where she sadly died on Wednesday, 12 December.
“Her family have been informed. Officers will work with the coroner to establish more details about the incident”.
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StandfirstPolice were called to The Quarterdeck estate in the Isle of Dogs last night
Yesterday evening, police were called to The Quarterdeck estate, in the Isle of Dogs, after reports that someone had fallen from the tower block.
They discovered the injured girl after she fell from a block of high-rise flats in Tower Hamlets, East London.
The girl was taken to hospital immediately, however Scotland Yard confirmed yesterday evening that she had died from her injuries.
It isn’t yet known what floor she fell from, or the circumstances surrounding the lead up to her death.
A spokesperson for the Met Police said: “Officers attended along with the paramedics from the London Ambulance Service.
“The girl was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, where she sadly died on Wednesday, 12 December.
“Her family have been informed. Officers will work with the coroner to establish more details about the incident”.
