Boy, six, dies after falling from upper floor of east London apartment block

Floral tribute left near to the scene in Plaistow (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

A six-year-old boy has died after falling from the upper floor of an apartment block in east London.

The child is said to have fallen from the 15th floor of Jacob’s House on New City Road, Plaistow, shortly before 6am on Thursday.

Air ambulance paramedics, police, and the fire brigade attended, but the boy died at the scene.

A general view of Jacobs House in Plaistow (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Police said the death is being treated as “unexpected”, no arrests have been made and further inquiries are under way to establish the circumstances.

A resident of Jacob’s House, who gave his name only as JJ, said the boy lived on the 15th floor.

He said he witnessed a man attend to the boy and cry out: “No, my son.”

The resident added: “The paramedic was shaken up.

“The paramedics were here about 6.00, 6.10 maybe. They were here quickly.”

Jacobs House in Plaistow, east London (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Another resident, who did not give their name, said the boy was an Arsenal supporter.

They said: “He’s a nice boy, a really nice boy.”

Floral tributes have been left at the scene of the incident.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Police were called at 05.58hrs on Thursday to reports of a child having fallen from height at New City Road, E13.

“Officers, London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended. At the scene, a six-year-old boy had fallen from an upper floor of an apartment block.

“Despite the efforts of emergency services, he sadly died at the scene. His family are aware and are being supported.

“The death is being treated as unexpected and inquiries are under way to establish the full circumstances.

“Our thoughts are with the child’s family at this time. There were no arrests. A scene remains in place.”

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 5.59am today to reports of a person fallen from height on New City Road, Plaistow.

“We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer. We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.

“Our first paramedics arrived on scene in approximately four minutes. Very sadly, a child was pronounced dead at the scene.”