West Yorkshire Police said the mum was “in the late stage of pregnancy” when she fell “from a height” at the tower block in Burmantofts, Leeds, with residents hearing a “thud”
A heavily pregnant woman who died after plummeting 17 storeys from a Leeds tower block has been named locally, with locals describing her as a “beautiful soul”.
Mum Emma Acko “fell from a height” on Tuesday morning, West Yorkshire Police said in a statement, adding that her unborn child was saved and taken to hospital, where it remains in critical condition. Tributes have started pouring in since she was named, among them her cousin, on social media.
Commenting on Facebook, Sarah Whapham said: “A call I was not expecting this morning has left us in complete shock. Emma you had the biggest personality & the biggest heart. My beautiful cousin rest peacefully. Another post from Megan Moore remembered her as a “beautiful lady”.
She wrote: “Rest in peace you beautiful lady. I cannot believe I’m actually writing this. Always a beautiful soul in and out…Thinking of your children at home and praying for your baby girl in hospital will be okay.”
Local councillor Luke Farley said in a statement that the incident was “deeply distressing”, adding that he and his Labour colleagues “pass on our sincere condolences to the loved ones of the person who has died”. West Yorkshire Police said in a statement earlier today that officers were called to the scene in Burmantofts at around 10.30am on Tuesday by the ambulance service, and that there were no “suspicious circumstances” surrounding the death.
The statement reads: “At 10.24am today, police were contacted by the ambulance service who had been called to an incident where a woman had fallen from height at Shakespeare Towers, in Shakespeare Approach, Burmantofts. The woman died at the scene as result of her injuries. There were no suspicious circumstances and the Coroner’s Office has been informed.
“The woman, aged in her thirties, was in the late stage of pregnancy and her baby was delivered at hospital after the incident and is receiving critical care.”
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