A three-year-old boy has died after falling from a second-storey window in a block of flats in London.

A woman in her 30s has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect following the incident which took place in Sutton at around 5.20pm on Sunday. She has since been bailed to return at a later date.

The child was rushed to hospital after the fall but later died. 

Police and paramedics, including from London's Air Ambulance, were called to the scene. 

Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident are ongoing. 

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: 'Police were called at 17:18hrs on Sunday, 24 May to reports a child had fallen from height from a home address in Sutton.

'Officers attended the scene, alongside the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance. 

'A three-year-old boy was taken to hospital for treatment where he sadly died. His next of kin are aware.

'A woman in her 30s was arrested on suspicion of child neglect and has since been bailed to return at a later date.

'The death remains under investigation and enquiries remain ongoing.'