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A man has died after he was impaled on a large shard of glass after throwing a woman through a shop window in a street row.
The 30-year-old victim was seen arguing with the woman in the Regent Street area of London's West End.
Witnesses told police he hurled the woman against the window of a branch of Banana Republic up to three times before the glass shattered and the couple fell through, leaving the man fatally wounded.
Members of the public flagged down a police patrol who went to the shop, at the junction of Regent Street and Great Marlborough Street, in the early hours of Tuesday.


Paramedics also attended but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman, also 30, was taken to hospital for treatment to multiple cuts, none of which was thought to be life-threatening.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Shortly before 2.15am, officers on patrol were informed by a member of the public of an altercation in Great Marlborough Street.
"When officers arrived at Great Marlborough Street, they found a male, believed to have gone through the window of a shop. A woman was also found at the scene, suffering cuts.
"London Ambulance Service attended but the man, aged 30, was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman, also aged 30, was taken to a central London hospital. Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
"Officers believe they know who the deceased is but await formal identification and next of kin to be informed. A post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course."
Anyone with information can call Westminster Police on 020 7321 7434 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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You just never know when something silly like an argument can change the course of things...

Liz

He hurled her against the window up to THREE times before it broke?

Sorry, but I think he was an idiot! Or drunk? Or both?

Sheesh!

Jill

Jill, as it happened in the early hours of the morning, I would think they were both possibly very drunk, he surely must have been or had problems with anger management. Such a stupid waste of life tho....


Lizx

Sound a bit like poetic justice to me

Sounds like more than an argument, he sounds as if he was being very violent, drink or not. However, what concerns me is that the window shattered. I wonder if there is a regulation about shop windows, shouldn't they craze over like windscreens rather than shatter?