Horror as man plunges to his death from balcony

A man has plunged to his death from a balcony in front of horrified families at a busy shopping centre.

The Birmingham Bullring shopping centre on Moor Street was closed while emergency services rushed to the scene on Friday.

They had been called by frantic Christmas shoppers who saw a man fall from an upper level at around 9pm, just as the building was about to close for the night.

He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene and police said it is not being treated as suspicious.

West Midlands Police said officers were called to the scene but the man passed away despite their best efforts.

It comes just days after part of the shopping centre car park was sealed off following a fire.

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Police said: 'We were called at 9.04pm on Friday (December 13) after a man fell from the upper level of the Bullring.

'The man sadly died at the scene.

'His next-of-kin have been informed and his death is not being treated as suspicious.'