A newborn baby is fighting for his life today after a heavily pregnant woman fell to her death from a 17-storey apartment block.
The little baby is today receiving “critical care” after a woman, aged in her 30s, fell to her death from Shakespeare Towers in Burmantofts, Leeds, yesterday morning.
The child was born in the hospital.
Officers do not believe there are “suspicious circumstances” surrounding the pregnant woman’s death.
A shocked resident living on the 14th floor told how he heard a “thud” followed by screams.
A newborn baby is fighting for his life today after a very pregnant woman fell to her death from Shakespeare Towers in Burmantofts, Leeds.
he told the bbc: “It’s a shock for everyone, for the entire community.”
Last night a small bouquet of flowers could be seen leaning against a bollard outside the block of flats in tribute to the young mother-to-be.
The flats are owned by Leeds City Council, which recently spent £4.5m renovating the block to “improve energy efficiency”.
Labor councilor Luke Farley described the incident as “deeply distressing” and said several young families lived in the area.
He said: “I also want to reassure residents that there will be a police presence there over the next few days.”
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said yesterday: “At 10.24am today, police were contacted by the ambulance service and had been called to an incident where a woman had fallen from a height.”
‘The woman died at the scene as a result of her injuries.
“There were no suspicious circumstances and the coroner’s office has been informed.
“The woman, aged in her thirties, was in the late stages of pregnancy and her baby was born in hospital after the incident and is receiving intensive care.”
MailOnline has contacted Leeds City Council for comment.