A young Afghan refugee fell to his death from a hotel window called by the police

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Police have announced the five-year-old Afghan refugee who was murdered from a hotel window in Sheffield.

South Yorkshire Police said Muhammed Munib Majidi fell from a window of the Sheffield Metropolitan Hotel on Blonke Street at around 2:30pm.

The young man, who is understood to have arrived in the UK with his family this summer, got caught in the car park behind the hotel.

The force confirmed that the boy was from Afghanistan and referred the correspondents to the Ministry of Interior for further details.

People were seen leaving the hotel on Thursday after the accident (Peter Byrne/PA) / PA WireREAD MORE

In a statement, she said: “His family has now officially recognized him and they are being supported by the Family Liaison Officers. We would like to request that their privacy be respected at this time.”

“Officers are appealing to anyone with information relating to the incident to come forward.”

The Refugee Council has called for a review of the facilities provided to those fleeing the Taliban in the wake of the tragedy.

Witnesses said the boy’s father worked at the British Embassy in Kabul.

One hotel resident, who is also an interpreter for the British in Afghanistan, said: “I was in my room. I heard a sound as if I heard the body fall.

His mother was with him in the room.

She was screaming, my son, my son.

“When I came here (outside) I saw the ambulance and the police here.”

He said the family came to the UK three or four weeks ago, landed at Birmingham airport and then stayed in Manchester during the Covid quarantine.

The family, including two parents, three boys and two girls, moved into the hotel in Sheffield just three or four days ago and the father was considered the “new man” among the Afghans residing there.

An Afghan at the hotel said Afghan families staying there expect to be moved on Thursday (Peter Byrne/PA) / PA Wire

The translator added: “If the father works for the Americans or the English, their lives are in danger in Afghanistan.

“They came here to save their lives, they came for a new life here, but unfortunately…”

He said the windows in his room would open only a few inches.

He said the eight to ten Afghan families staying at the hotel were moved to another hotel on Thursday afternoon.

The translator said he and his family, wife and children, had hoped to be resettled in the UK, after working with British forces and fleeing Afghanistan in July.

His friend, also an Afghan who came to the UK in 2008, said he was unable to reveal their names because their families in Afghanistan could be killed or ransom charged.

Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council, said: “This is a terrible tragedy, and our thoughts are with the family who have gone through so much trauma and suffering to get to the UK.

“It is critical that the Home Office conduct an urgent investigation into what happened so that steps can be taken to learn lessons quickly.”

Chancellor Terry Fox, chair of Sheffield City Council, said: “I am deeply saddened that a boy lost his life in this way.

“My deepest thoughts are with the family of Mohamed Al Sagheer, I can’t imagine what they are going through. As a council, we were at the hotel to help, and in partnership with the police, we will support the family in any way we can.”

“While details are still emerging and the police continue to investigate, it is not appropriate for me to comment further, except to say this is a very sad time.”

Any witnesses or anyone with information should call the police at 101.

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