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Montelanico: Five-year-old boy in critical condition after balcony fall
A five-year-old boy is in critical condition at the Policlinico Agostino Gemelli in Rome after falling approximately ten meters from a first-floor balcony in Montelanico.
The incident occurred in the afternoon when the child was reportedly alone in the home. Witnesses who saw the fall provided initial assistance before emergency services arrived via helicopter. Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the accident, which may have involved the child climbing the balcony structure.
The child's father, a Colombian citizen, has been reported to judicial authorities for child abandonment and personal injury following the incident.