Distraught dad heard screaming 'my boy is dead' after horror tower block fall

A distraught dad was heard screaming ‘my boy, my boy, my boy is dead' after a six-year-old fell to his death, a witness said. The youngster died after falling more than 150ft from the fifteenth floor of a tower block in east London.

The tragedy happened at Jacobs House in Plaistow, Newham, just before 6am on Thursday, May 16. Despite the efforts of emergency services, nothing could be done to save the boy and he sadly died at the scene.

It was believed the boy had woke up before his parents and fell from the kitchen window, a relative told MailOnline. She said his parents were "devastated" and "in a bad way".

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A neighbour told the Evening Standard he heard a commotion outside and had "looked down and saw a man standing over a child screaming ‘my boy, my boy, my boy is dead‘ repeatedly". He continued: "He was distraught and walking in circles it was terrible to see. People looked out to see him there it was terrible."

The Metropolitan Police has not named the boy but his death is being treated as unexpected, the Mirror reports. A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: “We were called at 5.58am on Thursday, May 16 to reports of a child having fallen from height at New City Road, E13. Officers, London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended.

“At the scene a six-year-old boy had fallen from an upper floor of an apartment block. Despite the efforts of emergency services he sadly died at the scene. His family are aware and are being supported. The death is being treated as unexpected and enquiries are underway to establish the full circumstances. Our thoughts are with the child’s family at this time. There were no arrests. A scene remains in place.”