A serious accident has occurred in the capital: According to the police, a two-year-old boy fell from an apartment on the eighth floor on Saturday evening for unknown reasons.
The child suffered life-threatening injuries in the fall in the Alt-Hohenschönhausen district of Berlin.
After an emergency operation, the boy is in intensive care.
According to the police, the boy played with his three-year-old sister in his parents' apartment in a high-rise building.
For an unclear reason, he fell out of the window and landed in a park, the sister then informed the parents.
Father resuscitated his son
The 26-year-old father rushed downstairs, brought his son into the apartment and resuscitated him there.
The resuscitation was continued a short time later by police and firefighters.
The boy was then taken to the hospital in a rescue helicopter, where he was operated on and transferred to the children's intensive care unit.
The State Criminal Police Office determines whether the parents have violated their duty of care.
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