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Child Critically Hurt After Falling From Window
27 Jul
Summary
- A one-year-old boy is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
- The child reportedly fell from an upstairs window in Gillingham.
- Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

A tragic incident has left a one-year-old boy in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a reported fall from an upstairs window. The emergency services were called to Cornwallis Avenue in Gillingham on Sunday evening at approximately 18:10 BST. Paramedics attended to the young child at the property, understood to be a flat above a shop.
Following initial treatment at the scene, the boy was transported to a hospital in London for urgent care. Kent Police confirmed they are conducting inquiries to understand the circumstances that led to the fall. The investigation into the event is ongoing as authorities work to gather more information.