Baby in critical condition at Leeds hospital after death of pregnant woman who fell from tower block

The baby was “delivered at hospital” after the incident in Burmantofts on Tuesday morning and is receiving critical care, West Yorkshire Police confirmed. She was “in the late stage of pregnancy” when the fall happened, the force said.

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 at Shakespeare Towers on Shakespeare Approach.

“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 30s, was in the late stage of pregnancy and her baby was delivered at hospital after the incident and is receiving critical care.”