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Mellissa Dzinzi & Peter Diamond

Baby boy, 1, dies after horror fall from window of seventh-floor tower block

A one-year-old boy has died after falling from the seventh-floor window of a block of flats.

Police were contacted by the ambulance service about the fall in Saville Green, Leeds, on Saturday at 1.25pm.

The toddler was taken to hospital for treatment but sadly died a short time later, a spokesperson for the force said.

A baby has tragically died after falling from a block of flats (YappApp)

An investigation has now been launched to establish the circumstances surrounding the baby’s tragic death.

A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police, said: “The incident is being treated as a sudden unexpected death in childhood and we ask that people consider the family and respect their privacy at what is clearly a very difficult time for them.”

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