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A man fell to his death from a spot yards from the rooftop Coq d’Argent restaurant in the City of London today.

He plunged into an atrium from a walkway on the same level as the restaurant at No 1 The Poultry.

The apparent suicide is the fourth to take place in or near the restaurant in the last five years.

Police say that eye-witnesses saw the man fall from a walkway at 12.41 pm today.

Eye-witnesses at the scene said that the man was wearing a suit when he fell.

Paramedics raced to the address but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

In the latest incident the man is believed to have taken a lift to the restaurant - whose roof terrace is closed for the winter - and then walked along a walkway over the atrium.

City of London police said it had launched an investigation into the circumstances of the death.

In a statement the owners of Coq D’Argent, D&D London, said: "At present it appears to us that the individual concerned did not enter the restaurant. It would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.

"At Coq d’Argent the health and safety of our customers is of paramount importance. We have complied with and have confirmation that all requisite safety standards are in place.

"Since the sad incident of last month, we continue to explore other measures to prevent these tragedies reoccurring. We are working closely with the police, health and safety authorities, the owners of the building and the Samaritans."

The incident comes almost a month to the day after father-of-one Kevan Ward, 46, fell 350 ft to his death outside the Willis Building in the City.

Mr Ward was a popular head of security at the tower and later his family said they were “at a loss” to say why he acted.

His death took place a week after businesswoman Rema Beauty Begum died when she fell from the top of the nearby Coq D'Argent restaurant.

Onlookers described how the 29-year-old took a sip of wine then fell eight–stories landing outside Bank underground station.

Her death was the third time in five years that someone has fallen to their death from the restaurant, which was founded by Sir Terence Conran.

In 2007 Richard Ford, 33, threw himself from the top and in 2009 Anjool Malde, 24, jumped to his death after he was suspended from Deutsche Bank over a prank.

Samaritans provide support to people in distress. They can be contacted on 08457 90 90 90.