Boy, 4, in stable condition after falling from 12th floor of a condo

Boy, 4, in stable condition after falling from 12th floor of a condo

The boy was reported to have fallen out of the master bedroom window and landed on the concrete ledge on the seventh floor.

Lee Swee Sake
Timur Laut district acting police chief Lee Swee Sake said the victim was found by his 63-year-old grandmother on the seventh floor. (Facebook pic)
GEORGE TOWN:
A four-year-old boy who fell from the 12th floor of a condominium unit in Lebuh Tunku Kudin, Gelugor here yesterday is reported to be in stable condition.

Timur Laut district acting police chief Lee Swee Sake said the boy is being treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital here.

“According to the boy’s family, he is in stable condition and has been placed in the ICU for observation for 48 hours,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.

He said investigations are still ongoing, including recording the statement of the parents and witnesses to the incident, with the case being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2011.

In the incident, which occurred at about 9.20pm yesterday, the boy was reported to have suffered serious injuries after falling out of the master bedroom window on the 12th floor of the condominium and landing on the concrete ledge on the seventh floor.

Police said the victim was found by his 63-year-old grandmother on the seventh floor, adding that she was in the bathroom when the incident occurred.

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