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Four-year-old girl dies after fall from east London tower block
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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).
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A four-year-old girl died after falling from a tower block on St Paul's Road in Barking, east London, on Saturday, according to the Metropolitan Police. Police said officers were called at about 11:00 BST after reports that a child had fallen from height. Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service gave first aid at the scene and took the girl to hospital, where she later died of her injuries. The police said the incident was not believed to be suspicious and that an investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information was asked to contact police.
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A four-year-old girl died after falling from a tower block in Barking, east London, police said.
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- Left
- The Guardian
- Center
- BBC News, Sky News
The fall happened on Saturday at an address on St Paul's Road, Barking.
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- Left
- The Guardian
- Center
- BBC News
Paramedics gave first aid at the scene, and the girl was taken to hospital, where she later died.
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- The Guardian
- Center
- BBC News
Police said the incident is not believed to be suspicious and that an investigation is ongoing.
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- The Guardian
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- BBC News
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All three outlets report that a four-year-old girl died after falling from a Barking tower block, and that police say the fall is not believed suspicious. The center outlets give the police account briefly, while the Guardian adds ambulance and investigation detail; the difference is one of length.
the left
1 outlet
The one left-side headline states the death in the same plain terms as the center headlines, using the police wording and adding no judgement.
Four-year-old girl dies after falling from east London tower block
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
2 outlets
Headlines state the death plainly, leading with the fall and the girl's age, with no judgement and with the police wording of falling from height.
Four-year-old girl dies after fall from tower block
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From the left
1 outletLeads with
- police say not suspicious
- ambulance and hospital response
- investigation ongoing
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- The GuardianLeft
Four-year-old girl dies after falling from east London tower block
Police say the incident, which occurred in Barking, is ‘not believed to be suspicious’ A four-year-old girl has died after falling from a tower block in east London. …
From the center
2 outletsLeads with
- police statement on cause
- not believed to be suspicious
- first aid and hospital care
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- Sky NewsCenter
Girl, 4, dies after falling from east London tower block
A four-year-old girl has died after falling "from height" from an east London tower block, police said.
- BBC NewsCenter
Four-year-old girl dies after fall from tower block
Paramedics gave first aid at the scene on Saturday morningb ut the child later died, police say.
From the right
0 outletsNo right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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Left
5 hr 25 min later
Its first report, Oct 25, 3:25 PM EDT
Center
First to report
BBC News, Oct 25, 10:00 AM EDT
Right
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
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- BBC NewsCenterOct 25, 10:00 AM EDT
- Sky NewsCenterOct 25, 2:54 PM EDT
- The GuardianLeftOct 25, 3:25 PM EDT
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