A woman who fell two storeys from a central Wellington
building has died in hospital this morning.
The 25-year-old was taken to Wellington Hospital in a
critical condition after she fell from a fire escape outside
an apartment on Bute St in Te Aro about 6.30am on Friday.
Inspector Terry van Dillen said the woman died in hospital
early this morning.
She had earlier undergone surgery for her injuries.
The woman had tried unsuccessfully to get into the building
through the entrance, so she climbed two storeys up the fire
escape.
She then slipped and fell as she tried to climb around a
pipe.
Mr van Dillen said the police investigation was complete and
the death would be referred to the coroner.
"We're very comfortable that there's no third party
involvement, we're very comfortable there hasn't been a
suicide and we're very comfortable that it's just a tragic
accident."
Mr van Dillen earlier warned people to stick behind barriers
for their own safety when climbing stairs or fire escapes.
- Matthew Backhouse of APNZ
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