Neighbours heard terrible sound as boy, 8, fell out of Nottingham window to his death

An eight-year-old schoolboy who consciousness from a 3rd level model and died has been named arsenic Hamid Balal, arsenic Nottinghamshire Police offered enactment to the family

A “much loved lad and brother” who died erstwhile helium fell from a 3rd level window has been named.

Emergency services were called to Costock Avenue, successful Sherwood, Nottingham, astatine 7.15pm connected Monday erstwhile the lad fell 20ft. He was fixed CPR astatine the country earlier being rushed to the Queen’s Medical Centre successful Nottingham, wherever died a abbreviated clip later.

Nottinghamshire Police person contiguous named him arsenic eight-year-old Hamid Balal. Officers are not treating his decease arsenic suspicious.

Detective Inspector Andrew Hall said: “This was a tragic and distressing incident. Hamid’s household are being supported by officers and stay successful our thoughts.

“As they proceed to mourn the nonaccomplishment of a much-loved lad and member they person requested privateness astatine this incredibly hard time.”

Neighbours said connected Thursday however the youngster had antecedently climbed retired of the model weeks earlier, starring constabulary to beryllium called. One told however helium heard the dependable of “smashing tiles” soon earlier the lad toppled retired of the model and disconnected the sloping roof.

The man, who did not privation to springiness his name, said: "I conscionable heard similar a crashing onto the tiles and past an archetypal hitting connected the floor. Me and my dada conscionable looked astatine each different and went ‘what was that?’, you cognize erstwhile thing isn't right.

“I went astir there. The feline adjacent doorway came retired and we some saw him. The feline adjacent doorway did CPR. I phoned the exigency services and got them consecutive away, it was conscionable awful.”

Chief Inspector Jon Scurr, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This is simply a tragic and devastating nonaccomplishment of beingness and our thoughts are with the boy’s household and loved ones.

“I would similar to convey those that person already reported accusation to us, and would impulse anyone who hasn’t yet done so, to delight marque interaction arsenic soon arsenic possible. We are acutely alert that incidents of this quality are incredibly distressing for each concerned, and are felt by the full community.”