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Four-year-old girl dies after falling from Barking tower block
October 25, 2026 at 08:25 PM
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A four-year-old girl has died in hospital after falling from height at a tower block in St Paul's Road, Barking, on Saturday.
- Metropolitan police officers were called to the scene at about 11:00 BST on Saturday following reports of a child falling from height.
- London Ambulance Service paramedics gave first aid at the scene and took the girl to a major trauma centre, where she died from her injuries.
- The Metropolitan Police said the incident is not believed to be suspicious and that an investigation into the circumstances is ongoing.
- Police have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to contact them on 101.

