Pictured: Gruesome scene after man's face was 'ripped off' by sofa 'which plummeted from penthouse of luxury hotel'

This shocking picture shows the scene after a man had his face 'ripped off' by a sofa which reportedly fell from the penthouse of

a luxury hotel.

Witnesses recoiled in horror after the man was struck by the falling furniture in broad daylight.

The victim, thought to be in his 20s, is believed to have been walking past the W Hotel in London's Leicester Square when the horrific incident happened on Friday morning.