Khaleej Times

3-year-old boy falls to death from high-rise in Sharjah

- Afkar Ali Ahmed afkarali@khaleejtim­es.com

A three-year-old child has died in Sharjah after falling from the 14th floor of a building in the Al Tawoon area, Sharjah Police have confirmed.

According to the Al Buhaira police station, the case file has been referred to Public Prosecutio­n for further investigat­ion, but so far no criminal act or negligence is said to have caused the Asian boy's death.

Police received a call on Monday morning about the accident and the operations room dispatched the nearest patrol, notifying the concerned police station. Upon reaching the site of the accident, police found that the boy had already passed away. Investigat­ions were launched and the child's family were taken in for questionin­g to determine the cause of death. The case is still under investigat­ion in coordinati­on with Public Prosecutio­n.

Police have said this is the second such incident to occur this year. In February, a 10-year-old Asian child died after falling from the 32nd floor of a residentia­l tower located on King Faisal Street in Sharjah.

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