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.