Flowers and toy left at scene where baby girl died in fall from building
Flowers have been left outside a residential property where a baby girl fell from a height and died.
The Metropolitan Police said officers attended Horseferry Road in Westminster, central London, after reports on Saturday morning that a baby had fallen from a height.
The infant – aged 18 days – was pronounced dead in hospital.
A 43-year-old woman arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder was taken into police custody.
Flowers and a toy animal were left near the Peabody Estate building on Sunday morning where a police cordon had been lifted.
Two forensic officers could be seen working in a third-floor flat on Saturday evening.
Detective Chief Inspector Alison Foxwell said: “The death of an infant is always an extremely tragic occurrence, and officers are making urgent inquiries around the circumstances.
“At this stage, we believe the incident occurred within a domestic context, but we are appealing for anybody with information to come forward.”
A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said the baby was treated at the scene before being taken to a major trauma centre.