A WOMAN was dangled from a Glasgow tower block by her hair seconds before she plunged to her death.

Alem Shimemi, 30, fell 100ft to the ground in Royston after she was allegedly held out of the window at around 5:15pm on Monday.

3 Alem Shimemi, 30, fell 100ft to the ground on an estate in Glasgow after she was allegedly held out of the window Credit: Mirrorpix

One horrified local told the Daily Record: “I could hear hysterical screaming and I went to the window and I saw the woman being held by the hair.

“She didn’t fall right away, because she was trying desperately to hold on to the window sill and she was scratching at the wall with her feet, trying to get a hold to keep herself from falling.

"It was terrible to watch.”

A man was seen running away from the block shortly after the tragedy on Monday at about 5.15.pm but was held down by witnesses until the police arrived.

3 A man tried to run away from the flats after Elem fell to her death

3 Emergency services at the scene of the tragedy in Royston, Glasgow Credit: Mirrorpix

The eyewitness who took the harrowing photo helped tackle the man who tried to run away from the scene.

He claimed the man tried to get away but he fell over a wall and was grabbed by a concierge and few women.

The unidentified man was held down until police arrived.

Women who were at the scene spoke the same language as the man who was "chanting", "praying" and "looked out of it", the eyewitness said.

It is not clear if the man is related or known to Alem.

Alem, an Eritrean national, was described as a “wonderful person” by friends at her local Eritrean Orthodox Church.

Joseph Ghebreyesus, Eritrean Orthodox church board member, said: "We're just passing through a very sad time.

"In the last two days we lost one of our wonderful members of the church and the family are here grieving.

"We're just coming together with the family, trying our best to come to terms.

"It's been very, very difficult.

"She was part of the choir, she sings in this church. We've lost a wonderful person and it's a very hard time for us that we're going through."

The church trying to make arrangements to send Alem's body back to her family in Eritrea.

Cops are now calling on witnesses to come forward – but confirmed no charges have been made.

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Alem's death is being treated as suspicious, Police Scotland confirmed.

Detective Inspector Aileen Boyle said: “This is a very busy area and I am sure that there are people who may have witnessed this incident who have not yet come forward to police.

“The details they hold could be vital to this investigation and I would urge anyone with information to contact us as soon as possible.”

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