A man fell to his death onto the pavement of the King’s Road yesterday.

The man was found gravely injured by passersby early in the morning on Easter Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

It is believed that he fell from a flat on the second floor of the mansion block building above shops near the junction of the King’s Road with Beaufort Street. A lower section of a sash window could be seen partially opened in one of the flats directly above where the man’s body was found.

Police later covered the body with a forensics canopy, which remained in situ all day on Monday. A section of the King’s Road as closed off by police cars whilst the incident was investigated. Officers had asked to view CCTV footage from Bluebird restaurant – directly opposite the location where the man was found – to see if any images could reveal why the man fell.

A policeman at the scene refused to give details, but scotched rumours that the man had bene stabbed. He said: “This is being treated as an accident – and was most definitely not a stabbing”.

Police also reported that there was a delay in the removal of the body because they had been awaiting the arrival of an official police photographer all day. It is likely that a photographer was not available because it was a Bank Holiday.

The Citizen is continuing to make enquiries.

 

Add:  The Metropolitan Police released this statement on 7th April

“At around 05:00hrs on Monday, 6 April, police attended King’s Road, Chelsea where a man was located with serious injuries after a fall from height.

“Officers called the London Ambulance Service and performed emergency first aid. Sadly, the man in his 50s was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. His next of kin have been informed.

“His death is being treated as unexpected and an investigation is ongoing.”