Leeds: Toddler dies after falling from block of flats

Police are investigating how the boy came to fall from the flats in Saville Green

A toddler has died after falling from the window of a block of flats in Leeds.

West Yorkshire Police have launched an investigation after the ambulance service contacted them about the fall at Saville Green at 13:25 BST on Saturday 2 July.

The one-year-old boy was taken to hospital but died a short time later.

Police said inquiries were being carried out to establish the full circumstances.

Police were called to the scene on Saturday afternoon

A force spokesperson said: "The incident is being treated as a sudden unexpected death in childhood and we ask that people consider the family and respect their privacy at what is clearly a very difficult time for them."