Afghan refugee boy, 5, dies in fall from hotel window in Sheffield five days after fleeing Taliban, reports say
An Afghan boy, five, died in a fall from a ninth-floor Sheffield hotel window just days after fleeing the Taliban, it has been reported.In a statement, the force said:"It is reported that a five-year-old boy fell from the window of the Sheffield Metropolitan Hotel at around 2.30pm."The boy's family are being supported by specially trained officers."
Police said no formal identification has yet taken place but confirmed"the five-year-old boy who sadly lost his life is from Afghanistan".YorkshireLive was told by another refugee at the hotel the boy arrived in the city four days ago.More on Afghanistan
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