7-Year-Old Moroccan Boy in Critical Condition After Fall from 4th Floor in Spain

Of Moroccan origin, the victim, the eldest of a family of three children, fell several meters from the window of his room overlooking the inner courtyard of the building, reports El Periódico Mediterraneo.

The child’s mother heard a loud bang before discovering her son on the ground. The heartbreaking cries of the latter attracted the attention of the neighbors who were surprised by the minor’s fall, saying they had also heard a "very loud noise".

The local police, the Civil Guard and the firefighters, alerted, quickly arrived on the scene. A medicalized helicopter was mobilized to transfer the minor, who was in critical condition, to the La Fe hospital in Valencia.