Young child dies after falling from east London tower block

Detectives are investigating after a young child plunged to their death from an east London tower block.

Police and paramedics were called to Haberdasher Street in Shoreditch at about 4.20pm on Thursday.

The child, thought to be a boy about two years old, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses described hearing the screams of a man believed to be the child’s father and shouts of “oh no, oh no”, the Mirror reported.

According to the paper, the child fell from the ninth-floor of the Charles Gardner Court building.

Tammy Johnson, who lives next door to the building, said: "All I heard was a big whack, a big loud bang from when I was in my kitchen cooking. Then I came outside.

"I saw the dad there first and then when I looked down I saw the baby on the floor.”

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “Police were called at approximately 4.20pm on Thursday, 13 August to Haberdasher Street in Shoreditch to reports of a child fallen from height from a residential building.

“Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended (LAS). A young child was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Next of kin are aware and being supported by specialist officers.

“An investigation is underway and enquiries continue.”

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