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One-Year-Old Taken to London Hospital After Reported Fall From Gillingham Flat

Kent Police say inquiries are ongoing after the ambulance service alerted officers following the incident.

Overview

  • Emergency services were called on Sunday evening when South East Coast Ambulance Service alerted Kent Police after paramedics treated a one-year-old reported to have fallen from a window.
  • The child was stabilised by paramedics at the scene on Cornwallis Avenue and was taken to a London hospital with life‑threatening injuries.
  • Reports say the fall came from a flat above a shop on Cornwallis Avenue in Gillingham, but police have not confirmed the exact circumstances of how the incident occurred.
  • Officers attended the scene and Kent Police have opened inquiries with no arrests made and no determination of cause announced so far.
  • Coverage so far relies on official agency statements and further updates are expected as police complete their initial inquiries and the hospital provides more information.