Man falls to his death from Manchester city centre hotel sparking evacuation
Police vehicles outside the Maldron Hotel in Manchester after a man was found to have fallen from the building on Saturday
A man died after falling from a building in Manchester city centre.
The man was found outside the Maldron Hotel on Charles Street at around 4pm yesterday.
His death is being treated as unexplained.
The hotel was evacuated yesterday and guests were unable to return as of that afternoon, witnesses told the Manchester Evening News.
A forensic officer stands next to a blue tent erected near the hotel
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Pictures of the scene showed several police vehicles in the vicinity of the hotel.
A blue forensic tent was erected outside the property.
The road remains closed into the night.
Greater Manchester Police told Metro: ‘At around 4pm [Saturday], we were called to reports that a man had fallen from a building on Charles Street in the city centre.
‘Sadly, a deceased man was found at the scene.
‘Enquiries to establish the full circumstances surrounding his death, which is unexplained, are currently ongoing.’
Metro has contacted the Maldron Hotel and Dalata Hotel Group for comment.
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