Boy, 5, who fell to death from 15th-floor flat ‘could have been trying to reach biscuits’

Aalim Ahmed died after falling from a kitchen window at the residential block in Plaistow, east London in 2024

Aalim Ahmed, aged five, fell from a kitchen window of his family's 15th floor flat in Plaistow, east London, and died instantly

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 k

Aalim Ahmed, 5, fell from his 15th-floor flat in Plaistow, east London, and died instantly after his mother raised repeated concerns about faulty window restrictors

Aalim Ahmed fell from his 15th floor flat in Plaistow, east London, and died instantly after his mother says Newham Council ignored her safety concerns

‘You guys could have prevented this tragic thing from happening. If you had done your job, he could have been here’, heartbroken mother tells inquest