A four-month-old child was taken to the emergency department of the Regional Hospital of Mato Grosso do Sul in serious condition after falling from the third floor of an apartment in Condomínio Residencial CH8, in the Aero Rancho area, in Campo. Grande, Tuesday afternoon (12).

A 4-month-old child fell from the third floor of a building – Photo: Reproduction/Campo Grande News/ND

According to local website Campo Grande News, the incident occurred around 6 p.m. The child was on the lap of his sister, who was only 7 years old, next to the window where the fall occurred, and the place did not have a protective grill.

The 4-month-old wasn’t the only one lonely

Witnesses reported that two other children were unattended in the apartment at the time of the incident. The severity of the child’s injuries is not yet known, but he was resuscitated by a person who witnessed the incident.

The victim’s mother, a woman approximately 30 years old, was informed by third parties and asked no one to touch the child until rescuers arrived. However, she ended up taking the child to the hospital herself.

In addition to the presence of military police, a team of civilian police and fire departments conducted an investigation at the scene. The area has been sealed off for investigation.