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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jordan Reynolds

Police launch corporate manslaughter investigation after man fatally fell from London balcony

Joshua Robbins died after his balcony railings gave way and he fell from his flat - (Family handout)

The death of a man who fell from his balcony while waiting for a takeaway is being investigated as corporate manslaughter by police, a pre-inquest review heard.

Joshua Robbins, 23, had ordered a takeaway pizza to his flat at Holland and Thurston Dwellings, in Holborn, central London, to share with his father and leant on the railings of his balcony to check on the delivery when they are said to have collapsed on 29 January.

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