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| Toddler dies in tower block fall | Toddler dies in tower block fall |
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| A toddler has died after falling from the fourth floor of a tower block in north London, police have said. | A toddler has died after falling from the fourth floor of a tower block in north London, police have said. |
| A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said the 23-month-old boy fell from a balcony window in Tottenham last Friday and died the next day. | |
| A post-mortem examination showed he died from massive head injuries. | A post-mortem examination showed he died from massive head injuries. |
| The spokesman said the toddler fell about 33ft (10m) from a block of flats known as Croydon, on the Broadwater Farm Estate on Gloucester Road. | The spokesman said the toddler fell about 33ft (10m) from a block of flats known as Croydon, on the Broadwater Farm Estate on Gloucester Road. |
| He was taken by London Ambulance Service to Royal London Hospital with a fractured skull and was later transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital, where he died. | He was taken by London Ambulance Service to Royal London Hospital with a fractured skull and was later transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital, where he died. |
| Detectives based in Stratford were investigating, the spokesman added. | Detectives based in Stratford were investigating, the spokesman added. |
| A £33m redevelopment programme recently took place on the estate, which is known as the place where rioting resulted in the murder of Pc Keith Blakelock. | A £33m redevelopment programme recently took place on the estate, which is known as the place where rioting resulted in the murder of Pc Keith Blakelock. |
| The riots in 1985 were sparked when the community was angered by the death of resident Cynthia Jarrett. | The riots in 1985 were sparked when the community was angered by the death of resident Cynthia Jarrett. |
| She suffered heart failure when officers burst into her home during a police raid. | She suffered heart failure when officers burst into her home during a police raid. |