A WORKER who fell down a 50ft lift shaft at a shopping centre has died.

Paul Dolphin, 34, from Swindon, fell while working at the Newlands shopping centre in Kettering last week.

He was airlifted to a hospital in Coventry suffering from a fractured skull but died on Friday.

Kettering Borough Council has launched an investigation into the accident.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was also notified.