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Police and paramedics were called to New City Road
A six-year-old boy has died after falling from a building in east London.
The child fell from a flat on the upper floor of Jacobs House in New City Road, Plaistow, at about 06:00 BST. He died at the scene.
The boy’s family has been told and is being supported by specialist Metropolitan Police officers. The death is being treated as unexpected.
No arrests have been made and the Met said it was working to “establish the full circumstances”.
“Our thoughts are with the child’s family at this time,” a Met spokesperson said.
