Girl, 14, dies after ‘falling from height’ at east London tower block

• The teenager was taken hospital where she sadly died on Wednesday
• Met Police said the girl had ‘fallen from height’ at The Quarterdeck, Isle of Dogs
• Officers are working with the coroner to find out more about what happened 

A 14-year-old girl has died after ‘falling from height’ from a tower block in East London.

Emergency services rushed to the scene at The Quarterdeck on the Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, at 5pm on Monday.

The teenager was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, but the Metropolitan Police tragically confirmed she passed away yesterday.

Police officers are working with the coroner to investigate what happened. 

A Google street view image of the estate at The Quarterbeck, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets

A spokesperson for Met Police said: ‘Police were called at 5pm on Monday, December 11 to reports that a 14-year-old girl had fallen from height in The Quarterdeck, Tower Hamlets.’

‘Officers attended along with the paramedics from the London Ambulance Service.

‘The girl was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, where she sadly died on Wednesday, 12 December.

‘Her family have been informed. 

‘Officers will work with the coroner to establish more details about the incident. 

‘The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult time.’

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called on Monday (11 December) at 4:57pm to reports of an incident at The Quarterdeck, E14.

‘We sent a number of resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and an advanced paramedic in a car. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

‘Our first medic arrived in approximately two minutes.

‘We treated a teenager at the scene before taking them to a major trauma centre as a priority.’

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