Overview
- Aalim Ahmed died after falling from his family's 15th‑floor kitchen window on 16 May 2024 and a post‑mortem recorded multiple injuries from a fall from height.
- His mother, Sahra Osman, told Walthamstow Coroner’s Court she repeatedly reported unsafe, openable windows and provided a GP letter about Aalim’s autism yet was advised to accept the flat and complain later.
- An engineer visited in January 2024 but Ms Osman says windows remained openable, a restrictor was later found on the floor, and follow‑up complaints were not treated as an emergency.
- Newham Council’s representative disputed parts of her account by saying the engineer was not told about a kitchen restrictor problem, and the inquest heard CCTV audio suggesting Aalim left the flat without a third party present.
- The hearing is ongoing and Assistant Coroner Ian Wade has signalled close scrutiny of how housing allocation, repair responses and duty of care were handled in this case.