A teenage girl has died after falling from a block of high-rise flats in London, police have confirmed.
Officers were called to The Quarterdeck building on the Isle of Dogs in east London on Monday at around 5pm after the incident.
The girl, 14, was rushed to hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries.
The Metropolitan Police has since confirmed that she died as a result of the fall.
A spokesperson for the force 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.”
They added: “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.”
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