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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Inquiry begins after man falls to his death in London police Taser incident

Police tape
Police have not yet identified the deceased. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Media

An investigation has been launched after a man fell to his death from a balcony when he was Tasered by police following an hour-long standoff.

Officers from the Metropolitan police were called to a block of flats in Peckham, south London last week in an attempt to save the man’s life.

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