A man in Birmingham has suddenly died after he fell from an upper floor at the busy Bullring shopping centre on Friday night, just before closing, police in the city confirmed
A man has died in tragic circumstances after he fell from a busy shopping centre at the height of the Christmas shopping rush.
The incident occurred at the Birmingham Bullring shopping centre at around 9pm on Friday, December 13. The centre was closed following emergency services rushing to the scene following reports by witnesses of a man falling from an upper level.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene and West Midlands Police said the death is not being treated as suspicion. The case is being passed on to the city coroner.
A spokeswoman for West Midlands Police said officers were called to the scene but unable to do anything and the man passed away. She said: “We were called at 9:04pm on Friday (December 13) after a man fell from the upper level of the Bullring. The man sadly died at the scene. His next-of-kin have been informed and his death is not being treated as suspicious.”
The Bullring is the centre of Birmingham’s shopping area and there has been a market on the site since the 12th century. The name comes from a green in the area, formerly known as Corn Cheaping, where there was bull-baiting for the entertainment of punters. The area became more widely known for the Bull Ring Riots in 1839.
The current site was opened in 2003 and cost around £500,000 per day to build. The site contains the famous Bronze Bull statue, which wieghs five tonnes.
Now, it is a popular site during major events, such as the Olympic Games earlier this year. People were able to cheer on Team GB atheletes in a number of fan zones across the country including one at the Bullring.
Other venues included King’s Cross, Grosvenor Square and Battersea Power Station in London, Cabot Circus in Bristol, St James Quarter in Edinburgh, Liverpool ONE, Spinningfields in Manchester, and Westquay in Southampton.