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| Man dies after falling from London flat during burglary | Man dies after falling from London flat during burglary |
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| Police are investigating the death of a man after he fell from a third-floor flat in north London during an aggravated burglary. | |
| Sheiku Adams fell from the flat in Denyer House in Highgate Road, Camden, where police were responding to reports of a forced entry. | Sheiku Adams fell from the flat in Denyer House in Highgate Road, Camden, where police were responding to reports of a forced entry. |
| Police were called on Thursday at 9.05pm and discovered the victim on the ground outside with serious injuries. He was taken to a north London hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly before midnight. | |
| His next-of-kin have been informed and a postmortem examination will take place. | His next-of-kin have been informed and a postmortem examination will take place. |
| DCI Noel McHugh from the Met’s homicide and major crime command is leading the police investigation. He said: | |
| “Tragically a man has lost his life in what appears to have started as an aggravated burglary and ended in his death, after he fell from a third-floor window. It is very early in the investigation, but I believe two men forced their way into the flat armed with at least one knife. | |
| “This appears to be a targeted attack and there will be people out there who will know who is responsible for the events that led to Sheiku’s death. I need to hear from those people as a matter of urgency. | “This appears to be a targeted attack and there will be people out there who will know who is responsible for the events that led to Sheiku’s death. I need to hear from those people as a matter of urgency. |
| “We need to understand the circumstances as to how Sheiku came to fall out of the window and we are appealing to any local residents who saw two men loitering around the area before 9pm to come forward. We will be working around the clock to piece together the circumstances of this case and bring those responsible to justice.” | “We need to understand the circumstances as to how Sheiku came to fall out of the window and we are appealing to any local residents who saw two men loitering around the area before 9pm to come forward. We will be working around the clock to piece together the circumstances of this case and bring those responsible to justice.” |
| A police cordon was in place at the front of Denyer House on Saturday morning, blocking off a footpath and access to the building via Chetwynd Road. | |
| Anyone with information should contact the incident room on 020 8785 8099 or call 101, quoting CAD 7474 of 25 October. | Anyone with information should contact the incident room on 020 8785 8099 or call 101, quoting CAD 7474 of 25 October. |
| Information can also be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers by visiting crimestoppers-uk.org or calling 0800 555 111. | Information can also be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers by visiting crimestoppers-uk.org or calling 0800 555 111. |
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