Two-year-old baby in ‘life-threatening’ condition after fall from height

A two-year-old baby girl has been left in a “life-threatening” condition after a fall from height, believed to be from a block of flats.

The child was taken to a hospital by London’s Air Ambulance after the Met was called at around 1pm this afternoon to Worsley Bridge Road in Lower Sydenham.

Resident Lorna Jones said she heard a woman screaming who then ran to the front of Kelvin House, a block of flats, from the back of the building.

Footage of the scene after emergency services
arrived (Video: Lorna Jones)

“It was crazy,” she said. “Loads of police turned up and then an air ambulance landed behind my house. The woman who screamed was taken away in a police car.

“Whatever it was it happened behind Kelvin House. It’s horrendous.”

A spokesman for the Met said: “A two-year-old child was found suffering from injuries consistent with a suspected fall from height.

An air ambulance prepares to land behind Ms
Jones’ home (Video: Lorna Jones)

“Her condition has been assessed as life-threatening. A scene remains in place and enquiries to establish what happened are ongoing.”

Pictured top: Emergency services at the scene in Worsley Bridge Road (Picture: Lorna Jones)