Mum blames council over death of son, 5, who fell from 15th floor window

Sam Corbishley | Senior News Reporter Published August 18, 2026 9:44am Updated August 18, 2026 9:44am Aalim Ahmed died instantly when he landed on railings at the bottom of the residential block in Plaistow, east London (Picture: Getty Images) The mum of a five-year-old boy who fell to his death from their 15th-floor kitchen window told an inquest he still ‘could have been here’ if the council had listened to her. Aalim Ahmed died instantly when he landed on railings at the bottom of the residential block in Plaistow, east London. His body was found by his distraught dad shortly before 6am on May 16, 2024. Aalim’s mother Sahra Osman told Walthamstow Coroner’s Court she was ‘scared’ and ‘horrified’ when Newham Council put them in the top-floor flat which needed repairs. She said the flat in