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\n\t\tThe 48-year-old was killed instantly and her children were rushed to hospital alive but \u2018critically injured\u2019 following the horror incident in Madrid (Picturer: X\/Emergencias Madrid)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tThe 48-year-old was killed instantly and her children were rushed to hospital alive but \u2018critically injured\u2019 following the horror incident in Madrid (Picturer: X\/Emergencias Madrid)<\/p>\n
A woman has died after plunging from the tenth floor of a tower block with her three-old twins in her arms.<\/strong><\/p>\n The 48-year-old was killed instantly and her children were rushed to hospital alive but \u2018critically injured\u2019 following the horror incident in Madrid<\/a> this morning.<\/p>\n Named only as Maria so far, the Spanish<\/a> mum was said to have bought presents for the youngsters from a nearby shop just hours earlier.<\/p>\n The family had gathered a day earlier to celebrate the children\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n One of the twins has been admitted to Madrid\u2019s 12 de October University Hospital and the other is in a children\u2019s hospital called the Hospital Infantil Nino Jesus.<\/p>\n Medics are said to have grave concerns the most seriously injured of the two children may not survive.<\/p>\n Their mum lived alone after splitting from her husband.<\/p>\n Locals said she suffered depression<\/a> and was taking medication.<\/p>\n The apartment block the woman plunged from is in a street called calle Ricardo Ortiz in Ciudad Lineal, a quiet, residential neighbourhood around 30 minutes from Madrid city centre.<\/p>\n A spokesman for the city ambulance service said: \u2018We can confirm the death of a woman who plunged from the tenth floor of a block of flats in Ricardo Ortiz.<\/p>\n \u2018Two children aged three have been taken to different hospitals.<\/p>\n \u2018National police are conducting an ongoing investigation. Local police and firefighters were also mobilised.\u2019<\/p>\n Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow
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