London flat where boy fell to death could have had more safeguards, inquest told
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Key context: <p>Aalim Ahmed, five, fell from 15th-floor window at tower block family had asked to be moved out of, court hears</p><p>An inquest into the death of a five-year-old boy who fell from a 15th-floor window has heard that more measures could have been taken to make it safer.</p><p>Aalim Ahmed, who was autistic, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/24/child-dies-after-falling-from-block-of-flats-in-south-east-london">died when he fell</a> from a kitchen window at a residential block in Plaistow, east London. His father, Makail Ahmed, rushed from the top floor temporary social housing flat and discovered his body shortly before 6am on 16 May 2024.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/19/london-flat-boy-fell-to-death-inquest">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Aalim Ahmed, five, fell from 15th-floor window at tower block family had asked to be moved out of, court hearsAn inquest into the death of a five-year-old boy who fell from a 15th-floor window has heard that more measures could have been taken to make it safer.Aalim Ahmed, who was autistic, died when he fell from a kitchen window at a residential block in Plaistow, east London. His father, Makail Ahmed, rushed from the top floor temporary social housing flat and discovered his body shortly before 6am on 16 May 2024. Continue reading...
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