Four-year-old girl dies after falling from east London tower block
Police say the incident at an address in Barking is not believed to be suspicious A four-year-old girl has died after falling from a tower block in east…
The Guardian reports that police say the incident at an address in Barking is not believed to be suspicious A four-year-old girl has died after falling from a tower block in east London.
She was injured after “falling from height” at an address in St Paul’s Road, Barking, on Saturday and died in hospital, the Metropolitan police said.
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