Child dies after falling from block of flats in south-east London

Child fell from upper floor of flat on Hotspur Street in Kennington on Friday afternoon and died at the scene, police said

A child has died after falling from a block of flats in south-east London. The child fell from the upper floor of a flat on Hotspur Street in Kennington on Friday afternoon and died at the scene, the Metropolitan police said.

Police were called to the address at 4.23pm, and said that so far there was “nothing to indicate that the incident is suspicious”.