Boy, 3, falls to death from fourth floor in Ajman
SON, 3, FELL TO HIS DEATH FROM FOURTH FLOOR BALCONY WHILE PLAYING ALONE WITH IPAD
Athree-year-old Arab boy died on Sunday after falling from the balcony of a fourth-floor flat in the Al Nuaimyah area, police said yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel Gaith Al Kaabi, Director-General of Al Nuaimyah Police Station, said the boy slipped and fell. The boy was playing with an iPad when the incident happened.
The building’s watchman saw the boy lying motionless on the ground and alerted police around 11.30am. The boy was rushed to Khalifa Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The child had been playing alone and unsupervised while his mother and her newborn baby slept, police said.
When police and ambulance reached the building, the mother heard the siren and immediately began looking for her son.
She saw the balcony door open and started screaming when she saw her son lying motionless on the ground.
According to police, they had found the boy’s footprints on the dust-covered balcony. The boy was playing with an iPad which was kept on the balcony with old items when the incident happened.
The heartbroken father of a three-year-old boy who fell to his death from the balcony of a fourth floor apartment in Ajman on Sunday has urged parents not to leave their children unattended.
The three-year-old Arab boy, Baraa, slipped from the balcony of a residential building in Al Nuaimyah area in Ajman.
Lieutenant-Colonel Gaith Al Kaabi, director-general of Al Nuaimyah Police Station, said the building’s watchman saw the boy lying motionless on the ground and alerted the police around 11.30am. The boy was rushed to Khalifa Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The child was playing alone while his mother slept with her newborn child, the police said.
When police and ambulance reached the building, the mother heard the siren and immediately began looking for her son. She found the balcony door open and started screaming when she saw her son lying motionless on the ground.
Police said the boy’s footprints were on the dust-covered balcony. Found near the child’s body was a black iPad, which his father said was old and had been kept on the balcony with other items. The boy was playing with it when the incident happened.
The boy’s funeral prayer was held at Shaikh Zayed mosque on Monday after Asr prayer and the body was buried in Ajman cemetery.
Speaking to Gulf News, boy’s father Osama Humoud, urged parents to close balcony doors and windows. “There are no words to express my grief, but this is Almighty’s will and we accept it. His soul will be in paradise,” the devastated father said.
Meanwhile, Lt Col Al Kaabi also appealed to parents to ensure their children are always under supervision, urging them to be vigilant and to keep their windows and balcony doors closed.
“If investigation confirms negligence, the case would be referred to the court to ascertain whether or not the parents or guardians [are] to be blamed,” he said.
This is first incident in Ajman this year of a child falling to his death.