The head-shaker of the day.
A homeowner was arrested after a burglar plunged from the balcony of his top-floor flat and later died in hospital.
The intruder suffered head injuries and died in hospital after falling around 30ft on to a concrete path.
Patrick Walsh, 56, awoke to find an intruder in his flat on Corkland Road in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, south Manchester.
Police say "following an exchange of words" the 43-year-old suspect fell from the fourth floor window on to the pavement below.
He suffered massive injuries from the fall, at around 6.10am on Monday.
The man was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary with serious head injuries before being transferred to Hope Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 11am today.
Police conducted a detailed forensic examination of the flat after the incident.
Walsh was arrested on suspicion of causing serious bodily harm and bailed until November pending further police inquirers.
His solicitor, Victor Wozny, said today: "My client is not at liberty to say anything because he is under police bail."
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