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| Amanda Telfer named as woman killed by falling frame | Amanda Telfer named as woman killed by falling frame |
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| A woman who died after being crushed when two window frames fell from a building in central London has been identified by police. | A woman who died after being crushed when two window frames fell from a building in central London has been identified by police. |
| Amanda Telfer, a lawyer, was hit by the frames of a ground-floor window in Hanover Street, Mayfair, on Thursday. She was pronounced dead at the scene. | |
| A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as blunt force trauma. | A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as blunt force trauma. |
| Ms Telfer, who had worked at Keystone Law since 2005, has been described by the firm as a "talented lawyer". | |
| She had also volunteered as an investigator for the charity Reprieve, which supports death row prisoners and inmates at Guantanamo Bay. | |
| The Metropolitan Police said it was working with the Health and Safety Executive to establish what happened. | The Metropolitan Police said it was working with the Health and Safety Executive to establish what happened. |
| At the family's request, no further details about Ms Telfer are being released by police. | At the family's request, no further details about Ms Telfer are being released by police. |
| 'Extremely talented lawyer' | |
| Speaking from Guantanamo Bay, Reprieve director Clive Stafford Smith said Ms Telfer's death was "tragic". | |
| "I heard about poor Amanda a couple of days ago - what a tragedy. | |
| "She was a volunteer at Reprieve, and an excellent one, and then very kindly legally checked my new book, so it was a pleasure to have the chance to catch up with her then. | |
| "How very sad it was to hear, and my heart goes out to her family." | |
| A statement on the website of Keystone Law said: "It is with great sadness that we confirm Amanda Telfer, a lawyer at Keystone Law, was killed on Thursday last week, in a tragic accident on London's Hanover Square. | |
| "She was an extremely talented lawyer, much admired by her clients and colleagues. | |
| "They, like us, are devastated by this news. Our thoughts are with Amanda's family." | |
| The offices of the law firm are located about 500 yards from where the fatal incident took place. | |
| An inquest is due to be opened and adjourned at Westminster Coroner's Court on Wednesday morning. | An inquest is due to be opened and adjourned at Westminster Coroner's Court on Wednesday morning. |
| Witnesses said Ms Telfer was walking past the building when the frame fell on her. | |
| One witness, who did not want to be identified, said the victim saw the frame beginning to fall but could not move out of the way in time. | One witness, who did not want to be identified, said the victim saw the frame beginning to fall but could not move out of the way in time. |
| A delivery driver who made the 999 call said he and 10 other people helped to lift the concrete frame off Ms Telfer. |