Baby boy, 1, dies after falling from seventh floor of tower block in Leeds

Death is being treated as ‘sudden unexpected,’ police have said

The baby fell from the seventh floor window of the tower block (Google )

A baby boy has died after falling from a window on the seventh floor of a tower block flat in Leeds.

Emergency services were called to reports of an incident at 1.25pm on Saturday, 2 July.

The boy was rushed to hospital - but despite the best efforts of medics, he was pronounced dead a short while later.

West Yorkshire Police said in a statement to: “At 1.25pm on Saturday, July 2, police were contacted by the ambulance service who were attending Saville Green in Leeds where a child had fallen from the window of a flat.

“The one-year-old boy was taken to hospital for emergency treatment but was pronounced dead a short time later.

“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.”

A neighbour, who lived in the flat next to the family, said: “She’s a good mum, and a very nice person.

“I don’t know exactly what happened, but I heard her screaming and I followed her down the stairs. I saw the body,” the neighbour told The Sun.

Another tenant added: “She is a very good and caring mother, who adores her daughter and two sons.

“She is very religious, a devout Christian. I hope she can find some comfort in God at this time.”

The ten-story tower block is part of a 1959-built estate, and residents said it houses local tenants and asylum seekers.

A third tenant, who lives directly below the flat from which the toddler fell, said: “The room the little boy fell from would be a bedroom.

“The windows have a safety lock on them which restricts their opening to just a few inches, but there are also two catches on either side which you can press down to open them fully.”