Child ‘heard counting down 3, 2, 1’ before boy, 5, fell to death from ‘faulty’ 15th floor window

A CHILD was heard counting down before a 5-year-old boy fell to his death from an allegedly faulty 15th floor window. Aalim Ahmed was killed instantly when he landed on railings at the bottom of a block of flats in Plaistow, East London, shortly before 6am on May 16, 2024. An inquest into the tragedy has...

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