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Woman dies in fall from tower block months after family of three plunged to their death from same building

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Radnedge, A. (2026, October 1). Woman dies in fall from tower block months after family of three plunged to their death from same building. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16176151/Woman-dies-fall-tower-block-months-family-three-plunged-death-building.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-01 · by Aidan Radnedge

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A woman in her twenties died after falling from the 45-floor UNCLE building in Elephant and Castle, south London, near where another family of three fell to their deaths in May. The police are treating this incident as an accident not related to foul play. This recent death follows the tragic fall of Rakesh Pai, Aditi Paralkar, and their nine-year-old son Sid from the same building on May 27, which is currently under investigation by authorities.
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In south London's Elephant and Castle district, a 29-year-old woman died after falling from a luxury tower block on Thursday morning. The Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service attended to the scene in Churchyard Row around 9:35 am but could not revive her. This incident occurred just months after another tragedy at the same building, where a family of three—Rakesh Pai (47), his wife Aditi Paralkar (46), and their nine-year-old son Sid—fell to their deaths from the 36th floor on May 27. The previous incident involved the terminally ill child with kidney disease whose parents were also battling mental health issues, as reported by friends. Both incidents have raised serious concerns about safety in high-rise buildings.

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Aidan Radnedge
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London London Inner South Coroner's Court Met Southwark The Metropolitan Police

Subjects

Aditi PERSON · 6× Sid PERSON · 6× London GPE · 4× India GPE · 3× Rakesh PERSON · 3× Aditi Paralkar PERSON · 2× Rakesh Pai PERSON · 2× London Inner South Coroner's Court ORG · 1× Met ORG · 1× The Metropolitan Police ORG · 1×

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Aditi Paralkar, 46, died along with her partner Rakesh Pai, 47, and their son Sid, nine, when they fell from their 36th-floor apartment The family fell from their flat, circled in red, at the 45-storey Highpoint tower block in Elephant and Castle, south London Friends revealed that Aditi had been suffering with depression and other mental health issues because of Sid's condition.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-01
🔮 The death comes after a couple and their terminally ill nine-year-old son fell 400ft from their luxury London high-rise apartment in the block also known as Highpoint on May 27 this year.

Claims (29 extracted, 2 hedged)

A woman in her twenties has died after falling from a luxury tower block months after a family of three plummeted to their deaths from the same building. asserted
family → die → building
The Metropolitan Police cordoned off an area near the 45-floor UNCLE building in south London's Elephant and Castle district after being called at about 9.30am. asserted
Police → cordone → 9.30am
A woman was found unconscious on the ground and pronounced dead at the scene in Churchyard Row. asserted
woman → find → Row
The death comes after a couple and their terminally ill nine-year-old son fell 400ft from their luxury London high-rise apartment in the block also known as Highpoint on May 27 this year. uncertain
couple → come → May
Rakesh Pai, 47, his 46-year-old wife Aditi Paralkar and their son Sid fell from the balcony of their 36th-floor apartment that morning. asserted
Pai → fall → apartment
The family were pronounced dead within 20 minutes of each other by air ambulance medics, an inquest at London Inner South Coroner's Court heard on July 8. asserted
inquest → pronounce → July
In a statement about today's death of the woman in her 20s who has not yet been named, the Met said officers attended at about 9.35am 'following reports of a fall from height in Churchyard Row, Southwark'. asserted
officers → name → Row
Scotland Yard added: 'Police attended with the London Ambulance Service. asserted
Police → add → Service
A woman, believed to be aged in her 20s, was found unconscious. asserted
woman → believe → 20s
She was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. asserted
She → pronounce → scene
Police are investigating after a woman in her 20s was found unconcious on the ground and pronounced dead in Churchyard Row, south London asserted
woman → investigate → Row
The tragedy happened near the 45-floor UNCLE towerblock in Elephant and Castle ' asserted
tragedy → happen → Elephant
Police are working to inform the woman’s next of kin. asserted
Police → work → kin
The incident is not currently being treated as suspicious. asserted
incident → treat → ?
A scene remains in place while officers conduct their enquiries.' A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: 'We were called at 9:32am today (1 October) to reports of a person falling from height on Churchyard Row, SE11. asserted
person → remain → Row
We sent ambulance crews, paramedics in fast response cars and an incident response officer. asserted
We → send → cars
Sadly, a woman died at the scene.' asserted
woman → die → scene
A forensics tent was erected near the scene and police tape protected a St Mary's Churchyard area close to the tower block where the woman fell. asserted
woman → erect → block
The high-earning couple - originally from India and with no family in the UK - both worked as consultants. asserted
couple → earn → consultants
Rakesh, who was known as Robin, specialised in finance while Aditi held several senior roles in the construction industry. asserted
Aditi → know → industry
Aditi Paralkar, 46, died along with her partner Rakesh Pai, 47, and their son Sid, nine, when they fell from their 36th-floor apartment The family fell from their flat, circled in red, at the 45-storey Highpoint tower block in Elephant and Castle, south London Friends revealed that Aditi had been suffering with depression and other mental health issues because of Sid's condition. asserted
Aditi → die → condition
The youngster, who was born in the UK, was unable to speak, partially handicapped and also suffered from learning difficulties and a kidney disease. asserted
who → bear → difficulties
He had to be homeschooled with Aditi, who was affectionately known as Adi by her friends, taking on most of the responsibility for his education. asserted
who → have → education
Reports have suggested Sid, the couple's only child, was denied medical treatment and discharged from hospital, leaving Rakesh and Aditi devastated. uncertain
Sid → suggest → Rakesh
Friends revealed that the couple left the UK to live in India around six years ago to get Sid specialist medical help and to provide Aditi with more support from friends and family in Mumbai, where she was born and raised. asserted
she → reveal → Mumbai
They are said to have returned to Britain last year after doctors in India were unable to improve his condition. asserted
doctors → say → condition
Rakesh worked as a project manager for major banks including Barclays, Santander and Deutsche Bank, while Aditi delivered construction projects, including cladding work at Heathrow. asserted
Aditi → work → Heathrow
The couple had previously lived in nearby Clapham, south-west London, and were planning to convert two flats there into a family home. asserted
couple → live → home
They were staying temporarily at the block in Elephant and Castle, where two-bedroom apartments can cost up to £3,800 a month. asserted
apartments → stay → 3,800
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