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| The bereaved families of two students who fell to their deaths from a balcony are expected to arrive in Britain within days as postmortems are carried out. | The bereaved families of two students who fell to their deaths from a balcony are expected to arrive in Britain within days as postmortems are carried out. |
| The teenagers were named as Anastasia Tutik, a 19-year-old Russian, and a Mexican man known only as Miguel Ramos, 18, after the accident shortly after midnight on Wednesday. | |
| The couple fell more than 60ft from a sixth-floor balcony at a house party in Deptford, south-east London. | The couple fell more than 60ft from a sixth-floor balcony at a house party in Deptford, south-east London. |
| Horrified neighbours said they heard a loud bang outside the luxury riverside apartment block, then heard screaming and shouting as fellow students realised their friends had fallen. | |
| Tutik was seen perched on the ledge of the balcony with her arms around Miguel shortly before the accident. | Tutik was seen perched on the ledge of the balcony with her arms around Miguel shortly before the accident. |
| Samson Oguntayo, 32, an events manager, said he and his partner saw the couple fall. "We just screamed," he said. Oguntayo said he ran down, jumped over a fence and discovered the couple in a pool of blood. | |
| Maureen Flynn, 22, who lives in a neighbouring building, said: "I heard them laughing and giggling and she shouted 'no'. They were sitting on the balcony laughing and joking, and I paid no attention to it. My friend saw them fall off the balcony. | Maureen Flynn, 22, who lives in a neighbouring building, said: "I heard them laughing and giggling and she shouted 'no'. They were sitting on the balcony laughing and joking, and I paid no attention to it. My friend saw them fall off the balcony. |
| "Her friends were down here crying when they heard she was dead. Three guys tried to jump over the wall and the concierge tried to stop them but they jumped over." | "Her friends were down here crying when they heard she was dead. Three guys tried to jump over the wall and the concierge tried to stop them but they jumped over." |
| Another resident, who lives in the block opposite, but did not want to be identified, said he saw a couple "frolicking" on the balcony before the fatal accident. "The occupants were inside, these two were on the balcony. We were shutting our blinds when we saw a couple on their balcony frolicking. They were kissing and stuff, she was telling him to get off her. We then shut our balcony." | Another resident, who lives in the block opposite, but did not want to be identified, said he saw a couple "frolicking" on the balcony before the fatal accident. "The occupants were inside, these two were on the balcony. We were shutting our blinds when we saw a couple on their balcony frolicking. They were kissing and stuff, she was telling him to get off her. We then shut our balcony." |
| The teenagers were students at the Bellerbys College, and Embassy London, an English language school. | |
| A fellow student at Bellerbys, who gave his name as Alfonso, said Miguel was from Monterrey in Mexico and had come to London to take a summer course in English. Tutik was said to have been studying A-levels and planning to go to university in September. | A fellow student at Bellerbys, who gave his name as Alfonso, said Miguel was from Monterrey in Mexico and had come to London to take a summer course in English. Tutik was said to have been studying A-levels and planning to go to university in September. |
| Scotland Yard said on Thursday that no date had been set for the postmortems. Josh Halliday |