Woman Dies Following Incident At Liverpool Store

Merseyside Police are appealing for information after a 57-year-old woman died after falling from a third-floor balcony at a Primark store on Liverpool’s Church Street yesterday evening (October 22nd).

Officers were called to the scene by paramedics after the woman was found in a critical condition at the bottom of escalators on the ground floor of the store.

She was taken to Royal University Liverpool Hospital but was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. A post-mortem is being held to establish the cause of death.

Police have asked for witnesses to come forward and also confirmed they are reviewing CCTV in relation to the incident, which has come five years after a three-year-old girl was seriously injured after falling through a gap between escalators at the same store.

Expert Opinion

This is clearly a very serious incident and officers will be looking to assess all aspects of the incident as part of their investigation, to ultimately determine the exact circumstances of this terrible tragedy. <br/> <br/>"It is a concern that this is the second serious incident at the store in the past five years and attention will need to subsequently turn to considering if anything more can be done to prevent any more falls at the store in the future. <br/> <br/>"Through our work, we provide support to people seriously injured in falls from height at work or in public places, as well as the families of those killed in such incidents. <br/> <br/>"The families of victims of such incidents are always desperate for answers, as well as reassurances that efforts are being made to ensure the same issues are not seen again."