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Boy, 6, dies in fall from block of flats in east London | Boy, 6, dies in fall from block of flats in east London |
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Police and paramedics were called to New City Road | Police and paramedics were called to New City Road |
Police and paramedics were called to New City Road | Police and paramedics were called to New City Road |
A six-year-old boy has died after falling from a building in east London. | A six-year-old boy has died after falling from a building in east London. |
The boy is said to have fallen from the upper floor of an apartment block on New City Road, Plaistow, at about 06:00 BST. He died at the scene. | |
The boy's family has been told and is being supported by specialist Metropolitan Police officers. The death is being treated as unexplained. | |
No arrests have been made and the Met said it was working to "establish the full circumstances". | No arrests have been made and the Met said it was working to "establish the full circumstances". |
"Our thoughts are with the child's family at this time," a Met spokesperson added. | |
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Plaistow | Plaistow |
London | London |