Overview
- Reports say the child fell from a first-floor balcony after climbing onto furniture by a window and the mother fell while trying to catch him.
- Emergency medical teams treated the boy for polytrauma on scene and transferred him by medical helicopter to Hospital La Fe in Valencia where he remains in serious condition.
- The mother, 27, was first treated locally and then taken to Hospital Lluís Alcanyís in Xàtiva with fractures to both ankles.
- Policía Local is investigating the circumstances and is initially treating the incident as an accident while authorities continue to assess what happened.
- Sources note the family had lived in the flat for about one month, a detail that highlights home-safety risks for young children and that officials and hospitals may provide further updates on the child's prognosis.