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Pregnant Woman Dies Jumping From Leeds Tower, Baby Saved

8/7/2026

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Emma Atkinson died after climbing out of a ninth-floor window at Shakespeare Towers, Leeds, on 22 October 2024.
She was seven months pregnant and removed the window’s safety catches before opening it fully and exiting.
Paramedics performed CPR, saving her baby, who survived a Caesarean at Leeds General Infirmary.
Coroner Naomi McLoughlin recorded that the death was self-inflicted but intent could not be determined, noting no third-party involvement.

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Emma Atkinson died after climbing out of a ninth-floor window at Shakespeare Towers, Leeds, on 22 October 2024.
She was seven months pregnant and removed the window’s safety catches before opening it fully and exiting.
Paramedics performed CPR, saving her baby, who survived a Caesarean at Leeds General Infirmary.
Coroner Naomi McLoughlin recorded that the death was self-inflicted but intent could not be determined, noting no third-party involvement.