A woman died after being crushed under her partner when they fell nine storeys while having sex over a balcony.

It is believed the partner survived after she cushioned his fall at the tower block in St Petersburg, Russia.

According to witnesses the man staggered back into the building and went upstairs to join his friends.

When they turned up, police initially thought they were dealing with a murder and sex attack after finding the woman with no clothing on the lower half of her body at the base of the building.

They also found a TV at the scene and believed it may have been the murder weapon. However, witnesses told them about the couple having sex in the flat before falling.

They had been at a party together in the apartment and she had had sex with two others.

The witness was alerted to what was going on when one of the other men threw a TV out of the window.

Police said that, despite landing on a grassed area, the woman was killed instantly. T

The man, who only sustained minor injuries, has been tracked down and is currently under investigation, according to reports.