Distraught dad heard screams of ‘my boy is dead’ after horror block collapse

An angry father was heard screaming “my boy, my boy, my boy is dead” after a six-year-old fell to his death, a witness said. The young man died after falling more than 150 meters from the fifteenth floor of an east London tower block.

The tragedy happened at Jacobs House in Plaistow, Newham, just before 6am on Thursday, May 16. Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, nothing could be done to save the boy and he sadly died at the scene.

The boy was believed to have woken up before his parents and fell from the kitchen window, a relative told MailOnline. She said his parents were “devastated” and “in a bad way”.

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A neighbor said THE The Evening Standard heard a commotion outside and said:He looked down and saw a man standing over a child screaming ‘my boy, my boy, my boy is dead’ over and over.” He continued: “He was angry and going around in circles it was terrible to see. People were looking to see him there, it was terrible.”

The Metropolitan Police have not named the boy, but his death is being treated as unexpected, the Mirror reports. A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “We were called at 5.58am on Thursday 16 May to reports that a child had fallen from a height on New City Road, E13. Officers from London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service and London Air Ambulance attended.

“At the scene, a six-year-old boy fell from an upper floor of a block of flats. Despite the efforts of the emergency services, he unfortunately died at the scene. His family is aware and is being supported. The death is being treated as unexpected and inquiries are being made to establish the full circumstances. Our thoughts are with the child’s family at this time. There were no arrests. A scene remains in place.”