Overview
- The boy, who fell Wednesday evening from a seventh-floor window at 132 Country Club Blvd., was found conscious and remains in stable condition.
- Police say about four inches of soft mulch helped cushion a drop of more than 60 feet, and he landed close to large utility boxes.
- The parents told officers they left a window open to cool the apartment because the air conditioning was not working.
- Investigators are examining whether he fell through the screen of a common-area window opened for ventilation, and the Worcester Police Crime Scene Unit and Special Crimes detectives are leading the probe.
- A neighbor named Antonio reported seeing the child hanging head-first before calling 911, and a brother said the child is expected to make a full recovery as police urge families to check screens and add window safety devices as temperatures rise.