A man has been left hospitalised after falling from a window at a block of flats in Deptford.

Police attended Dolphin Tower to carry out an arrest enquiry at around 7.22 am today (April 26).

Police say while they attempted to gain entry to the address, the man had fallen from a window.

London Ambulance Service rushed to the scene, alongside an air ambulance to find the man had suffered from injuries.

A spokesperson for the police said: "Police attended Dolphin Tower to carry out an arrest enquiry.

"While officers attempted to gain entry to the address, a man had fallen from a window.

"He has been taken to hospital where we await an update on his condition."

The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards has been notified as per standard procedure following previous contact with the man.