Police investigation after man falls to his death from Sydney apartment

A man died after falling from a high-rise apartment complex while police were responding to a domestic violence incident.

NSW Police declared the incident a critical incident.

Officers were called to the unit in Hamilton Road, Fairfield, in Sydney’s south-west, at around 2.10am on Saturday by a female resident who reported a domestic violence incident.

“Upon arrival, officers from Fairfield City Police Area Command found a 55-year-old man standing over the balcony railing of a seventh-floor unit,” the police statement said.

While the police officers standing on the street were talking to the man, another group of police officers moved towards the unit.

The man then fell from the balcony.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the man for a critical head injury but he died at the scene.

The 46-year-old woman who was inside the unit was evaluated by paramedics for shock and minor injuries.

A crime scene has been established and the critical incident team is investigating police actions during the incident.

The investigation will be subject to independent review by the Professional Standards Command and oversight by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.