World Aug 06, 2026 · 1 min read

Baby safely delivered 30 minutes after mother died in nine-storey fall

Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell from window of flat in Leeds tower block, inquest toldA pregnant woman who died from a nine-storey fall had her baby safely delivered 30 minutes after her death, an inquest has heard.Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell...

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by Raphael Boyd
Baby safely delivered 30 minutes after mother died in nine-storey fall

Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell from window of flat in Leeds tower block, inquest told

A pregnant woman who died from a nine-storey fall had her baby safely delivered 30 minutes after her death, an inquest has heard.

Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell from the window of her father’s flat in Shakespeare Towers in the Burmantofts area of Leeds, on 22 October 2024.

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