Hong Kong boy, 3, injured after falling out of window while alone at home in second child accident in 3 days
- Child was left alone in family’s flat while mother, 25, took seven-year-old son to school
- A three-year-old girl earlier died after falling out of an eight-storey window while playing on a bed with her sister and cousin
A three-year-old boy cheated death after he was left unattended at home and fell out of a window of a Hong Kong building on Tuesday – the second child accident in three days in the city.
An investigation showed the boy fell from the first-floor corridor of the building when his mother was taking his seven-year-old brother to school, according to a source familiar with the case.
Police arrested his 25-year-old mother on suspicion of ill-treatment or neglect of a child – an offence punishable by up to 10 years in jail.
Emergency personnel were called to Si Toi Commercial Building on Connaught Road West in Hong Kong Island’s Western district after 8am on Tuesday when a male passer-by heard a loud noise and found the boy lying on the floor. A toy gun was found near him.
A police spokesman said the boy was injured and conscious when found. His mother returned home at the same time.