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London flat where boy fell to death could have had more safeguards, inquest told

The Guardian Australia - World · 20 August 2026 at 4:51 am

London flat where boy fell to death could have had more safeguards, inquest told

Aalim Ahmed, five, fell from 15th-floor window at tower block family had asked to be moved out of, court hears 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.

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.

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London flat where boy fell to death could have had more safeguards, inquest told

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