28/06/2012

Sheffield Toddler Dies In Flat Fall

A three-year-old girl has died after falling from a fourth-storey block of flats in Sheffield.

South Yorkshire Police said they are investigating the incident which is believed to have occurred at 4.30pm on Wednesday at the North Bank apartments on Willey Street, Sheffield.

The girl was taken to Sheffield Children's Hospital where she died from her injuries shortly after 5pm.

(GK)

Related UK National News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

12 May 2014
Faulty Charger 'Probable' Cause Of Sheffield House Fire
South Yorkshire Police said the most probable cause of the Sheffield house fire which killed five people two weeks ago was a faulty charging device.
11 February 2014
Baby Girl Dies In Dog Attack
An 11-month-old baby has died after being mauled by a pet dog, police in Lancashire have said. The baby girl, from Emily Street in Blackburn, died in hospital at about 23:00 on Monday. Police have arrested a 26-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman on suspicion of child neglect in connection with the incident.
04 February 2009
Girl Dies In Hospital After Sledge Crash
A 16-year-old girl has died after suffering serious head injuries when she crashed her makeshift sledge in South Yorkshire. Francesca Anobile, of Morsborough, Sheffield, was injured along with three other girls as they played in Rother Valley Country Park in Rotherham. It is thought the sled they were using was made from a car roof.
10 July 2006
Pregnant teenager abandoned in Sheffield
Police are investigating a possible people trafficking case after a pregnant teenager was discovered abandoned in Sheffield.
02 September 2009
Opening Film For Sheffield Fest Announced
Organisers of the Sheffield Doc/Fest have revealed that the 2009 festival will open on November 4 with the world premiere of Moving To Mars: A Million Miles From Burma, a feature-length documentary by UK director Mat Whitecross (The Road to Guantanamo) produced by Karen Katz for London-based Coded Pictures.