The rue des Républicains-Espagnols in Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis) is in mourning.
Little Noah, 3, fell from the fourth floor of his apartment building on Wednesday afternoon.
The child died instantly, despite help from the emergency services and his father who tried to revive him according to
Le Parisien
.
"I thought Noah was with his mum in the kitchen, and his mum believed he was with my brother and me," recalls the dad on a daily basis.
I quickly went to see if he was on the long balcony, but he wasn't.
We thought he was in hiding.
It was the mother of the little boy who saw her son's body at the bottom of the building while going to check a window.
An open investigation, the neighborhood launches a kitty in support
An investigation entrusted to the Bobigny police station was opened by the prosecution, in order to seek the causes of the child's death.
A fund has also been created to support the grieving family.
According to a 2013 study by Public Health France, "accidental falls from great heights mainly concern children under 6 (62%), mostly boys (70%)", the study also recalls that "in 82% falls, an adult was present in the accommodation at the time of the fall.
These accidents are said to occur mainly during meal preparation hours in the spring and summer.
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