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

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1. Wed, 19 August 2026

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   • The Guardian World18:51first to report
     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...

2. Mon, 24 August 2026

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   • mirror.co.uk16:59
     Boy, 5, died after leaping from 15th-floor window in 'belief he could fly'

     Aalim Ahmed died after falling from a kitchen window at his family’s temporary accommodation in Plaistow, east London.