The woman who was 'in the late stages of pregnancy' fell from the 17-storey block in Burmantofts, Leeds, yesterday morning at 10.42am.
The mum fell from the 17-storey tower block in Leeds yesterday morning at 10.42am A mum has died after falling from a tower block and her baby is fighting for its life in hospital. The woman in her 30s who was ‘in the late stages of pregnancy’ fell from the 17-storey block in Burmantofts, Leeds, yesterday morning at 10.42am. Paramedics tried to save the woman but she died at the scene. Her baby is in hospital in a critical condition after it was successfully delivered by doctors.
Labour councillor for the area Luke Farley said the mum’s death is ‘deeply distressing’ for the community. He said: ‘I also want to reassure residents that there will be a police presence there over the next day or so.’ A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: ‘At 10.24am yesterday, police were contacted by the ambulance service who had been called to an incident where a woman had fallen from height at Shakespeare Towers on Shakespeare Approach.
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