Overview
- Officers received a welfare report about a man on a roof in the Wear Street area around 2:40pm on December 6.
- The man fell from the building and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Northumbria Police said the deceased was in his 30s and his next of kin have been informed.
- The North East Ambulance Service sent a double-crewed ambulance and a Hazardous Area Response Team vehicle shortly before 3pm.
- A report has been submitted to the coroner, and authorities have not released the man’s identity or further details.