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Cries of 'help me' before man plunged to death from high-rise

  • Neighbours in Aberdeen heard repeated screams for help from Elphinstone Court and called 999, but police door-to-door enquiries couldn’t pinpoint the exact source.
  • Jamie Forbes fell from a 12th-floor flat in January 2024 after being held and assaulted; Lee Smith was later jailed for the attack.
  • A fatal accident inquiry is now examining what happened that day and how the emergency response unfolded.
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