A man in his forties is fighting for his life after jumping over a balcony in a shopping centre. Emergency services arrived immediately to aid the unidentified man.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said, \u201cA man remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital today after falling from an upper level of the Bullring.<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficers were alerted to the medical emergency just after 4pm yesterday following a call from the ambulance service. Security staff tended to the man \u2013 believed to be in his 40s \u2013 along with police officers and three off-duty doctors before ambulance staff arrived.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdditional medical support came with the landing of the air ambulance minutes later.\u201d<\/p>\n
A shopper described the shocking incident stating he heard screaming and saw people looking at the Debenhams store, a woman told him that a man walked up to the balcony, looked from side to side before jumping off. Many people witnessed the incident in horror.<\/p>\n
A Bullring spokesperson said, \u201cWe can confirm there was an incident at the centre this afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cMedical assistance was called immediately and the male in question has been taken to hospital by the emergency services for further medical attention.\u201d<\/p>\n
West Midlands Police claim as of now there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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