Showing posts with label balcony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label balcony. Show all posts

Friday, 6 December 2013

Murder probe as man falls to his death from eighth-floor balcony

5 Dec 2013 17:39A 39-year-old man has handed himself into cops at a police station close to the scene in Coventry - and is a suspect

Detectives launched a murder probe today after a man was apparently thrown to his death from an eighth-floor balcony in the Foleshill area of Coventry.

The victim, in his early 30s, was discovered by a horrified passer-by in the road next to the Paradise House tower block on Eden Street.

He was rushed to hospital by ambulance but pronounced dead in the early hours of this morning.

A 39-year-old man later handed himself into cops at a police station close to the scene.

West Midlands Police said detectives are questioning him on suspicion of murder.

The victim is not being named until next of kin have been informed and a post mortem carried out.

Superintendent Nick Walton, from Coventry Police, said:

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Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Primark fall: Woman dies after 80ft plunge from third-floor balcony of city centre store

23 Oct 2013 09:52Shocked onlookers and staff ran over to the woman and a doctor who happened to be in the store gave her first aid until paramedics arrived



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