A security source revealed to the "Emirates Today" the circumstances of the fall of a five-year-old Arab girl from the ninth floor in one of the residential buildings in Al Nahda, indicating that she was accompanied by her mother in the apartment, and the latter went to bring her children the moment they arrived from school, and left the girl asleep.
The source said that the initial investigations revealed that the child had awakened from sleep and did not find her mother, so she went to the balcony, and saw the mother returning with her siblings. What appeared to be - Extending her neck to watch them disrupted her balance, and she fell off the balcony to the ground, killing her instantly.
He added that the mother was brought to the relevant police station and interrogated about the incident, she reported the above, and then she was guaranteed pending investigations into the incident, until the procedures are completed and the incident is referred to the Dubai Public Prosecution, pointing out that patrols from the relevant police station, In addition to experts from the General Department of Forensic Evidence, they moved to the site of the accident, and the apartment and the balcony from which the child fell from were examined.
He stressed the need for families to pay attention to their children, especially those who live in the upper floors, and that there are balconies or windows from which children can fall, as children, especially at a young age, do not have sufficient awareness about the dangers of playing or getting close to balconies or windows, pointing out that parents regret but after it's too late.
It is noteworthy that a one-month-old girl who fell on the same day from an upper floor in one of the residential buildings in the Emirate of Sharjah, which led to her death as well,
Dubai police announced that they are investigating the incident, after a report was received at 1.40 pm the day before yesterday about the fall and death of the child, pointing to the existence of suspicion of neglect from the family.
The source emphasized that the competent authorities in Dubai and other emirates are keen to implement strict requirements in the licenses related to the balcony and windows of residential buildings, to prevent accidents of children falling, but there is an important need for the attention of the parents to their children and take responsibility for their insurance well, whether not to let them play alone on the balconies, and tightly Close it in their presence and absence, because one second may differentiate the life and safety of a child.