Crime & Safety
Woman Dies After Falling from Attic Window on Robeson Street
A woman was taken away by ambulance in traumatic arrest from injuries suffered when she fell from the attic window of an 8 Robeson Street home. She was pronounced dead at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
UPDATE, Friday 8:45 p.m.: Police confirm the woman died from her injuries. Preliminary investigation shows the woman may have jumped, said Police Officer James Kenneally.
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A woman was taken away by ambulance in traumatic arrest after a two-and-a-half story fall from an attic window on Robeson Street in Jamaica Plain.
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The woman may have been trying to get back into a locked house, according to Steve Walsh, who is at the scene.
Boston Police said the woman's injuries were life-threatening. As is protocol, the Homicide Unit is investigating the incident.
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[Editor's note: The original post said the woman had died — that turned out to be true, as was later confirmed by authorities.]
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