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| Two killed in fall from Clyde Court flats in Leeds | Two killed in fall from Clyde Court flats in Leeds |
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| A man and a woman have been killed in a 250ft (76m) fall from a block of flats in Leeds. | |
| Police were called to a flat in Clyde Court, Wortley, shortly after 04:00 BST on Wednesday. | |
| A police spokesman said the 20-year-old woman and 23-year-old man fell shortly after officers entered the flat. | |
| He said the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) had been informed because of the involvement of officers just before the deaths. | |
| The area outside the main entrance to the 16-storey block was cordoned off on Wednesday as forensic examinations were carried out. | The area outside the main entrance to the 16-storey block was cordoned off on Wednesday as forensic examinations were carried out. |
| The West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "At 4.08am today, police received a call from a flat in Clyde Court, Leeds, that made them concerned for the welfare of the two occupants. | |
| "A short time later, officers entered the property and a 20-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man fell from two windows to the ground below. | |
| "Attempts were made to resuscitate them but they were both pronounced dead at the scene. | |
| "The circumstances surrounding their deaths are being investigated. However, the deaths are not being treated as suspicious. | |
| "Due to there having been police involvement immediately prior to the deaths, the force's professional standards department has been informed, as has the Independent Police Complaints Commission." |