The death comes days after five-year-old Aalim Ahmed died after he fell from his kitchen window on the 15th storey of an east London tower block.
The child fell from the upper floor of a flat on Hotspur Street in Kennington on Friday afternoon and died at the scene, the Metropolitan Police said.
The spokesman said: “Police were called to a child having fallen from the upper floor of a flat on Hotspur Street. "At this very early stage, there is nothing to indicate that the incident is suspicious, however, inquires are ongoing to establish the circumstances.” In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, she wrote: “Very sad to hear about the sad death of a young child who fell from a block of flats earlier this afternoon in Hotspur Street, SE11.
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