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Ten-Year-Old Dies After Balcony Fall in Trapani

Police are examining the dynamics of the fall, with early accounts in conflict.

Overview

  • The child died at Palermo's Ospedale dei Bambini Di Cristina after sustaining critical injuries.
  • He fell from the balcony of his home on Via Pantelleria in Trapani on Friday evening.
  • Emergency responders from the 118 service provided immediate care and rushed him to hospital.
  • He was initially treated and operated on in Trapani before an overnight transfer to Palermo, where he later died.
  • Investigators are reconstructing the incident, and reports differ on the height of the fall, citing either the third or the fifth floor.