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Boy, 6, dies in fall from block of flats in east London Boy, 6, dies in fall from block of flats in east London
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Police and paramedics were called to New City RoadPolice and paramedics were called to New City Road
Police and paramedics were called to New City RoadPolice and paramedics were called to New City Road
A six-year-old boy has died after falling from a building in east London.A six-year-old boy has died after falling from a building in east London.
Emergency services were called at 06:00 BST to New City Road in Plaistow to reports someone had "fallen from height". A child died at the scene. The boy is said to have fallen from the upper floor of an apartment block on New City Road, Plaistow, at about 06:00 BST. He died at the scene.
The boy's family has been told and is being supported by specialist officers, the Metropolitan Police says. The death is being treated as unexplained. The boy's family has been told and is being supported by specialist Metropolitan Police officers. The death is being treated as unexplained.
No arrests have been made and the Met said it was working to "establish the full circumstances".No arrests have been made and the Met said it was working to "establish the full circumstances".
"Our thoughts are with the child's family at this time," a spokesperson added. "Our thoughts are with the child's family at this time," a Met spokesperson added.
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