Portsmouth: Girl, 8, dies after fall from tower block flat

An eight-year-old miss has died aft falling from a balcony astatine a operation block.

Police were called astatine 18:50 BST connected Thursday to Wingfield Street successful Portsmouth, Hampshire.

The kid was treated by ambulance paramedics but was aboriginal pronounced dead, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said.

A 43-year-old pistillate has been arrested connected suspicion of neglect of a kid and remains successful custody.

Police said the girl's household had been informed.

In a statement, a constabulary spokesperson said: "We attended on with our colleagues from South Central Ambulance Service who treated the 8 year-old girl, who subsequently died.

"Officers volition beryllium successful the country passim the time to behaviour inquiries.

"Anyone with immoderate concerns tin talk to our Neighbourhood Policing Teams that volition beryllium regularly patrolling. "