Mika sister 'impaled on railings after fall'

Mika's sister is reportedly in a critical state in hospital after falling 50ft from a third floor window and becoming impaled on the railings below.

Paloma Penniman is believed to have been sitting on the ledge of her apartment in Kensington, London at 5am yesterday when she slipped and fell onto the bars outside her front door.

A railing spike entered her abdomen and she impaled both her legs, according to The Sun.

Mika - who was at the house at the time after the pair had gone out for dinner together - immediately called for help. Firefighters cut out a section of the railings and Penniman was taken to hospital with the bars still in her.

The 28-year-old stylist underwent surgery at Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, where an "utterly inconsolable" Mika is said to be keeping a vigil with his family.

A source said: "To say he's traumatised by this doesn't even come close. Mika is out of his mind with worry. Paloma had surgery today on her abdomen and legs - but she is critically ill.

"No-one really knows what happened. One minute Paloma was sitting on the window-ledge, the next she had fallen onto the railings. It's the stuff of nightmares."

Mika's spokesman confirmed: "Paloma had a serious accident. She is in a critical but stable state. The family have asked for privacy at this time."

Penniman recorded backing vocals on Mika's last album The Boy Who Knew Too Much.