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Police Probe Possible Suicide After 10th-Floor Fall in Madrid That Killed Woman, Injured Two 3-Year-Olds

Both children remain hospitalized in very serious condition.

Overview

  • The woman fell from a tenth-floor apartment on Calle Ricardo Ortiz around 9 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to emergency services.
  • Her two children, both aged 3, also fell and were taken to Hospital 12 de Octubre and Hospital Infantil Niño Jesús for critical care.
  • The National Police are leading the investigation and have ruled out gender-based violence.
  • Investigative sources indicate the incident may have been a suicide, and reports state there was no one else in the apartment.
  • SAMUR-Protección Civil, municipal police and city firefighters responded, and neighbors told reporters the mother may have had mental health issues, which authorities have not confirmed.