Man faces jail for throwing boy off US mall balcony

A man who admitted hurling a 5-year-old boy off a third-floor balcony at Minnesota’s Mall of America pleaded guilty on Tuesday to attempted murder, agreeing to a 19-year prison sentence. The child, who was critically injured, inspired well-wishers to donate more than $1 million to a GoFundMe campaign. Emmanuel Aranda, 24, of Minneapolis, entered a plea deal in Hennepin County District Court.