The couple whose three-year-old child fell from the floor 29 of a building fought constantly and Saturday was no exception, according to testimonies of neighbors.
The woman realized that her child had fallen from the balcony, but she could not do anything to save him, she only shouted: “My baby, my baby!”.
The minor’s body remained on the third floor, where the father tried to go up, but was unable to do so.
A neighbor who lives in the apartment 23 told The New York Post that he saw the body of the child, who was wearing a yellow T-shirt and a diaper.
The NYPD and elements The FDNY responded to the emergency call on Saturday after 11: 00 am The child was still crying after the impact on the ground.
A video taken by a motorist near the scene shows the moment of chaos due to the accident.
Child Fatally Wounded After Fall @CitizenApp
E 122nd St & 3rd Ave Yesterday 11: 14: 11 AM EDT
Neighbors said they heard what sounded like an “explosion” as the baby fell, who was pronounced dead in Harlem Hospital.
A neighbor told the Post that her children heard “a big fight” shortly before the big bang was heard outside, plus it was common to hear the couple fight.
“We believe that the child left through a window,” an NYPD spokesman told The Associated Press.
The investigation into the accident that occurred at the Torres Taino, on Third Avenue, is underway.