Pregnant woman falls 17 storeys from tower block as newborn baby fights for life

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A newborn baby is fighting for its life after a heavily pregnant mum fell 17 storeys to her death from a block of flats.

Ambulance crews said the woman, who was "in the late stage of pregnancy", fell from the building in Burmantofts, Leeds, on Tuesday. Officers rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area at Shakespeare Towers, in Shakespeare Approach, at around 10.24am.

Medics worked to save the expectant mum, identified as a woman in her 30s, but she was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. As reported by the Mirror, her child was delivered at hospital, where it is now fighting for its life while receiving "critical care".

A spokesperson for local police confirmed in a statement that the woman had "fallen from a height". Cops added that there were "no suspicious circumstances".

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "At 10.24am today, police were contacted by the ambulance service who had been called to an incident where a woman had fallen from height. The woman died at the scene as result of her injuries.

"There were no suspicious circumstances and the Coroner’s Office has been informed. The woman, aged in her thirties, was in the late stage of pregnancy and her baby was delivered at hospital after the incident and is receiving critical care."

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