Man held after girlfriend falls in death plunge

A mother of three has died after falling 100ft from a block of flats.

Ashley Reynolds, 23, a mother of children aged five, three and a few months old, suffered massive head injuries and broken bones.

Neighbours heard shouting coming from the flat before the tragedy at 3am yesterday.

Police who arrived at the Midship Point complex on the Isle of Dogs arrested her boyfriend, who is in his forties.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed a man was being held at an east London police station following the incident.

Today Miss Reynolds's family said today they were "devastated" by her death.

One friend said: "She was a bubbly girl and kind to everyone. She adored her kids."