A six-year-old boy died after falling over 150ft from a London tower block, leaving residents in "shock"

       The boy fell from the 16th floor of Jacobs House on New City Road in east London early Thursday morning and despite the best efforts of emergency services, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

       Police have since launched an urgent investigation. No arrests have been made.

       A mum who lives in the building told the Evening Standard that residents are in "utter shock".

       She said: "We know the family. The parents are at the hospital. Other family members are in the flat.

       "Apparently, the boy was up early and then fell from the window.

       "It was an accident but no one knows how it happened. People are looking for answers."

       The Metropolitan Police said: "We were called at 5.58am on Thursday, May 16 to reports of a child having fallen from height at New City Road, E13.

       "Officers, London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended.

       "At the scene a six-year-old boy had fallen from an upper floor of an apartment block.