This is the first picture of the miracle baby girl who survived a 90ft tower block fall that killed her mother.
Little Posie is seen in her hospital cot with tubes in her mouth and nose as her sister Demi lovingly places her hand on her chest.
She was delivered five weeks premature in hospital yesterday morning and is in ‘critical care’ after her mother Emma Atkinson died when she plunged from the tenth floor of Shakespeare Towers, in Burmantofts, Leeds.
Mother-of-five Emma, who was in her 30s, had named her unborn girl weeks before she was born. Only last month she posted a picture on her Facebook page of her posing in front of a mirror proudly showing off her bump.
In the heartbreaking post, the expecting mother confirmed she was due in ten weeks, writing: ‘It’s a girl I couldn’t be happier.’
Her grieving daughter Demi yesterday broke the tragic news on Facebook in an agonising tribute as she pleaded for her mother to ‘please come home’.
‘I need you so much mum, please come home. I just wanna kiss you and hear your voice. I love you more then life mum,’ she wrote.
This is the first picture of the miracle baby girl who survived a 90ft tower block fall that killed her mother
Little Posie is seen in her hospital cot with tubes in her mouth and nose as her sister Demi lovingly places her hand on her chest
Only last month tragic mother-of-five Emma Atkinson posted a picture on her Facebook page of her posing in front of a mirror proudly showing off her bump
Today, balloons and floral tributes have been left near to where Emma died with one poignant bunch of flowers having five butterflies attached to it.
Demi added today in another post: ‘You was so loved mum I just wish you knew that.’
Officers say there are ‘no suspicious circumstances’ in connection with her death.
Flowers have today been left at the spot where Emma fell. One floral tribute read: ‘Emma, you will be missed. Love Mark, Dawn and fam xxx.’
Another read: ‘Emma. RIP my girl. Love ya lots. Donna, Lee and kids xxx’
Local resident Mandy Shires, 45, told MailOnline: ‘I saw all the commotion after that poor lady fell.
‘The window she fell from was wide open all day.
‘She had no chance falling from that height, but it can only be a miracle that her baby is alive. We are all preying the little girl makes It through.’
Heartfelt tributes from heartbroken friends and family have flooded social media in memory of the ‘beautiful’ mother.
Close friend Dylan Connolly described her as the ‘crazy friend we all needed’ and said: ‘You was far too good for this life.’
Heartfelt tributes from heartbroken friends and family have flooded social media in tribute to ‘beautiful’ mother-of-five Emma Atkinson
Balloons and floral tributes have been left near to where Emma, who was aged in her 30s, died with one poignant bunch of flowers having five butterflies attached to it
Officers say there are ‘no suspicious circumstances’ in connection with her death
The young mother was weeks away from giving birth. The baby was delivered in hospital after her death with it currently in ‘critical care’
Flowers have today been left at the spot where Emma fell. One floral tribute read: ‘Emma, you will be missed. Love Mark, Dawn and fam xxx’
Zoe White said she was ‘broke’ and that she ‘could not believe it’ when she heard of Emma’s death.
She wrote: ‘Oh my heart I can’t believe it iv been in denial all day, I am broke, one of the best, I honestly can’t put into words the pain in my heart for you and your kids it’s just devastating,’ they wrote.
‘My girl you are truly loved rest in peace beautiful one xxxxxxxxxx.’
Childhood friend Roxy Rooks said the news was ‘just devastating beyond words’.
One shocked resident who lives on the 14th floor told how he had heard a ‘thud’ followed by screaming.
He told the BBC: ‘It’s a shock to everybody, to the whole community.’
Wakefield coroner’s court has confirmed it has received a file in relation to Emma’s death.
Leeds city council Labour councillor Luke Farley described the incident as ‘deeply distressing’ and said the area was home to a number of young families.
He said: ‘I also want to reassure residents that there will be a police presence there over the next day or so.’
Councillor Asghar Khan added that he ‘was so saddened to hear this shocking news’.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said yesterday: ‘At 10.24am today, police were contacted by the ambulance service who had been called to an incident where a woman had fallen from height at Shakespeare Towers, in Shakespeare Approach, Burmantofts.
‘The woman died at the scene as result of her injuries.
The Shakespeare Towers in Burmantofts, Leeds, which were built in the 1960s, are owned by Leeds city council and were recently refurbished
‘There were no suspicious circumstances and the Coroner’s Office has been informed.
‘The woman, aged in her thirties, was in the late stage of pregnancy and her baby was delivered at hospital after the incident and is receiving critical care.’
The flats, which were built in the 1960s, are owned by Leeds city council and were recently refurbished.
Leeds city council declined to comment saying it was referring all requests to the police force.
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