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'Football fan', 27, is arrested after falling from the fourth floor of London hotel

Jun. 19, 2021
'Football fan', 27, is arrested after falling from the fourth floor of London hotel

A man reported to be a football fan has been arrested after falling from a hotel window in London during last night's match between England and Scotland.

The 27-year-old suffered injuries to his hands after he reportedly fell from the fourth floor, with the City of Westminster Police confirming the arrest while reporting that two officers were injured when detaining the man with a Taser.

Police and paramedics from London's ambulance service were called near the end of the match to the hotel in Lancaster Gate, near London's Hyde Park.

'We were called at around 9.40pm on Friday to a man throwing items from the window of a hotel in Lancaster Gate, W2' the police said on Saturday.

'It was also reported that the man had injuries to his hands. Officers attended the location and detained a 27yo man after he fell from a window.'

The police said the man had been arrested on suspicion of affray, and that he has been taken to hospital for treatment. 'His condition is not believed to be life-threatening,' the statement added.

In a later update, the police added: The 27yo man fell from a 4th floor window. We believe his fall was broken by structures at a lower level. Two officers were injured detaining the man; a Taser was discharged.

'He was not seriously injured and will soon be discharged from hospital to be taken into police custody '

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson told The Mirror: 'We sent a number of resources to the scene including an ambulance, an incident response officer and the London Air Ambulance car.

'A man on scene who had fallen from the second floor was assessed and conveyed to hospital.'

Members of the triumphant Tartan Army were on Saturday morning seen heading to train stations in London still celebrating Scotland’s 0-0 draw with England - after 20,000 fans took over the West End last night ahead of the Euros tie.

Scottish supporters - many still wearing kilts and football jerseys - were seen making their way across King's Cross Station platforms before boarding trains to Edinburgh this morning.

Fans' glum faces were in stark contrast to the jubilant singing and chanting seen by arriving supporters the central-London train station earlier this week. Many clutched Gatorade and water bottles in a likely bid to quell their raging hangovers.

It comes after raucous clashes in central London last night, which saw 30 people arrested following the tense encounter at Wembley.

Before the end of the match, police cleared fans out of Leicester Square and sealed off the five entrances to the area, wary of any potential flare-ups between supporters.

Squads of police in fluorescent yellow jackets formed a human barrier to stop any fan from entering, while the William Shakespeare statue - which was scaled throughout the day - was also sealed off.

One England fan was arrested for taking a swing at an officer after he became angry at being unable to pass a police line. The other arrests included for racial aggravation, drunk and disorderly behaviour, possession of drugs and knuckle dusters.

While Leicester Square was cleared before the match finished, more than 1,000 fans poured back into to the area from pubs in central London later in the night. Police eventually took the decision to allow them back inside the cordon.

Today, workers will have to clean up the mess from the night before, with the area described by some on social media this morning as looking 'like a war zone'.


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