Thursday, May 22, 2025 - A one-year-old girl was rushed to hospital after falling from the top floor of a block of flats after being left alone for "less than five minutes".
Emergency services, including Wales Air Ambulance, the Welsh
Ambulance Service and police were called to the scene of the "medical
emergency" in Newport on Tuesday, May 20, and confirmed a 17-month-old
girl was hospitalised.
In an update, Gwent Police described the little
one's condition as "not life-threatening or life-changing" fallowing
the fall from the bedroom of the second floor of the building.
The force confirmed in a statement the toddler is currently
still in hospital for "treatment".
The mother of the child defended herself on social media
after the accident, insisting the child was left alone for "less than five
minutes" as she went into the
kitchen, WalesOnline reported.
A spokesman for Gwent Police said: "We received a
report of a medical emergency at Welland Crescent, Newport, at around 12.45pm
on Tuesday, May 20.
"Officers attended along with paramedics from the Welsh
Ambulance Service and Welsh Air Ambulance.
"A 17-month-old girl was taken to hospital for
treatment. Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or
life-changing."
A neighbour living on the ground floor reported they saw the
girl fall and is believed to be the person who raised the alarm.
The accident happened days after paramedics desperately
tried to save a toddler who fell from a window and later died as his
"numb" mum looked on. Police are investigating after
the two-year-old boy tragically lost his life in Forest Hill,
southeast London.
Emergency services were called to Wynell Road at 12.17pm on
Sunday to reports that a youngster had fallen from a height.
The boy was taken to hospital but died from his
injuries.
The death is being treated as "unexpected" and no
arrests have been made, the Met Police said.
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