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.
