POLICE are treating an incident where a 15-year-old boy fell from a bridge at the Trafford Centre as an accident.

At around 8.15pm yesterday police were called to reports that a 15-year-old boy had fallen from a covered walkway which runs from the Debenhams end of the centre to the car park.

He suffered serious injuries and remains in a critical condition in hospital.

Initial enquiries suggested he may have been involved in an altercation with a group of youths.

Five 15-year-old boys were all arrested on suspicion of assault but have all now been released with no further action. 

Detectives now no longer believe a crime occurred and are treating the incident as an accident.

Detective Sergeant Stephen Warriner, from GMP’s Trafford borough, said: “We have trawled through all the CCTV that showed this tragic incident take place and after speaking to a group of boys who were there at the time, as well as other witnesses, we no longer believe anything untoward happened.

“Sadly this seems to be a heart-breaking accident where someone’s son is now fighting for their life in hospital.

“I want to thank the public for their help during this investigation and we will continue to focus our efforts on the family, providing them with support through this ordeal.”