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Yadav, N. (2026, October 2). Woman dies after fall from south London tower block 'where family-of-three plunged to their deaths'. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/woman-dies-tower-fall-london-death-b1299255.html
Yadav, Niva. “Woman dies after fall from south London tower block 'where family-of-three plunged to their deaths'.” Evening Standard, 2 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/woman-dies-tower-fall-london-death-b1299255.html.
Yadav, Niva. “Woman dies after fall from south London tower block 'where family-of-three plunged to their deaths'.” Evening Standard, October 2, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/woman-dies-tower-fall-london-death-b1299255.html.
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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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