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Banker dies after becoming impaled on railings in 60ft fall from central London home next door to John Lennon's former house

Emma Glanfield for MailOnline

Dec. 9, 2014

Man, in his early fifties, impaled on railings after falling 60ft from window
Police said he fell from the fourth floor window of luxury Marylebone flat
Pronounced dead at the scene despite desperate attempts to save him
Metropolitan Police confirmed death was not being treated as suspicious

A banker has died after becoming impaled on railings after falling 60ft from the window of a luxury penthouse in central London, which is next door to John Lennon's former home.

Police were called to the exclusive block of flats in Montagu Square in Marylebone at about 5.20pm yesterday, but were unable to save the man who was in his early fifties.

Firefighters had to help police cut through the five foot high metal railings with an angle grinder, as part of attempts to free the man.

Metropolitan Police said the man's death was not being treated as suspicious but confirmed enquiries were being carried out into the circumstances surrounding his death.

The man, believed to be a banker, fell from the fourth floor window of the exclusive £3million flat (far right) in Montagu Square in Marylebone, central London. He died after becoming impaled on the railings below

Police and fire crews used an angle grinder to try and free the man from the metal railings (pictured) but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses described seeing his body on the railings for several hour

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