Overview
- The fall happened Wednesday evening, Sept. 9, when firefighters found the three-year-old gravely injured and transferred her to hospital with a life-threatening prognosis.
- Daniel Amar, Vitrolles’ deputy in charge of security, said the child suffered injuries to the head, chest and legs and remained hospitalized the following morning.
- Officials say early elements point to an accidental ‘faux mouvement’ in which a parent allegedly lost hold of the child on a third-floor balcony, producing a fall of roughly ten to eleven meters.
- Municipal and national police secured the scene and carried out first checks, and no formal investigative conclusions or criminal charges have been reported so far.
- Regional outlets noted a similar Sept. 7 fall in Marseille involving a one-year-old who was hospitalized without a life-threatening prognosis, a context that may prompt local safety reviews and further reporting.