Lawyer crushed to death by window
Amanda Telfer, 44, who also acted as an investigator for a charity helping people facing the death penalty, died after the 13ft by 13ft window fell on her as she walked past.
The frame, which had been propped up against a wall, pinned her to the ground in Hanover Street, central London, the hearing at Westminster Coroner’s Court was told.
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Hide AdMembers of the public lifted the frame off her and tried to resuscitate her, then paramedics arrived and did the same. But Ms Telfer, who lived near Tower Bridge, central London, was pronounced dead shortly after at 11:57am last Thursday.
The inquest was adjourned.