Girl, 14, dies after falling from London tower block
A teenage girl has died after falling from a block of high-rise flats in east London.
Police were called to The Quarterdeck estate in the Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, on Monday evening where they discovered the injured 14-year-old.
The girl was taken to hospital, but Scotland Yard confirmed on Wednesday that she had died from her injuries.
It remains unclear what floor she fell from and what the circumstances were leading up to her death.
A Met Police spokesperson 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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‘The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult time.’
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