5-year-old boy who died after falling from a hotel window in Sheffield was an Afghan refugee, say reports
South Yorkshire Police have appealed for information following the boy's death in what was reported to be a fall from the ninth floor of Sheffield's Metropolitan Hotel
A five-year-old boy who fell to his death from a hotel window was an Afghan refugee whose family recently fled the Taliban, according to local reports.
South Yorkshire Police have appealed for information following the boy's death in what was reported to be a fall from the ninth floor of Sheffield's Metropolitan Hotel in Blonk Street at around 2.30pm on Wednesday.
The boy's family are being supported by specially trained officers and no formal identification has taken place yet.
According to reports, the hotel has been used to accommodate Afghan refugees who had assisted the British authorities in their home country.
Alison Teal, a Green Party councillor and on the council executive, was recently quoted as saying Sheffield was a city of sanctuary for refugees from the Taliban.
She said: "There is an ongoing police investigation and we are advised we cannot make any comments.
"It's a really tragic story."
Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has information that could assist with their enquiries, is asked to call 101. The incident number is 489 of 18 August .