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Finn Byrne & Chiara Fiorillo

Man plunges to death from London tower block and woman injured as police launch probe

A man has died after falling from a tower block in East London and a woman was found with injuries early this morning, police have said.

Officers were called to Talisman Tower in Lincoln Plaza, Canary Wharf, after reports of a disturbance at 4.48am.

The Metropolitan Police said they found a woman with facial and head injuries inside and she was rushed to the hospital.

Officers then discovered a man, in his 20s, who had been injured following a suspected fall from height.

Police administered first aid before paramedics arrived but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Nobody has been arrested and enquiries are ongoing, the Metropolitan Police confirmed in a statement shared with The Mirror.

Greijb Koscwitz, a local construction worker, told My London the scene looked like "a horror movie", as there was "a lot of blood".

Nobody has been arrested and enquiries are ongoing, the Metropolitan Police said (MyLondon)

A security worker added: "I arrived to work this morning and was told what happened it's very very scary. There's about 30 floors here and balconies on all of them, I'm surprised nothing has happened like this before.

"Even an accident because when you're that high up no one will survive, even off the first floor your not going to survive if you fall off."

Taxi driver Miguel Sancos, 34, said he saw "police everywhere" while driving past the area.

The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday (Finn Byrne/MyLondon)

The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: "Police were called at 04:48hrs on Thursday, 20 October to reports of a disturbance involving two people at a residential block in Lincoln Plaza, E14.

"Officers responded and found a woman in her 20s with head and facial injuries.

"She was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service (LAS); her condition awaits.

"Officers began a search of the nearby area and a short while later found a man injured after a suspected fall from height.

"Officers administered first aid prior to the arrival of LAS paramedics but the man, who is in his 20s, died at the scene.

"Enquiries are ongoing to confirm his identity and inform his next of kin.

"Police are working to establish the circumstances. It is not believed there is any wider risk to members of the public.

"There have been no arrests and enquiries are ongoing."

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