The key facts
- On October 24 in Ulyanovsk, a five-year-old girl survived a fall from the eighth floor and was hospitalized with injuries
- The prosecutor's office of the Zheleznodorozhny district will inspect the work of the bodies responsible for preventing child neglect
- What preceded the fall remains unknown; the child's condition is not being disclosed
Fall from an eighth-floor window
A five-year-old girl survived a fall from the window of the eighth floor of a residential building in Ulyanovsk. The incident occurred on October 24 in the city's Zheleznodorozhny district; the child was hospitalized with injuries. As specified by the regional MVD department, the victim is receiving the necessary medical care, but details about her condition have not yet been disclosed.
Oversight bodies' inspections
The prosecutor's office of the Zheleznodorozhny district is finding out whether the requirements of legislation on protecting the life and health of minors were observed; the inspection will also cover the work of the bodies of the system for preventing child neglect. Investigators are establishing the circumstances of the incident, and the progress and results of the prosecutor's inspection are under the supervision of the region's oversight agency. What exactly preceded the girl's fall remains unknown.
Safety reminder and similar cases
After the incident, police reminded of the danger of open windows for small children: law enforcement officers recommend installing special window locks, not placing furniture near windowsills that a child could climb on, and not relying on the strength of mosquito nets. Life.ru previously reported on a two-year-old boy who fell from the window of the fifth floor in Moscow and sustained serious injuries, and in August a similar case occurred in the Saratov region — there, a two-year-old toddler survived a fall from the fifth floor, and the investigative committee opened a pre-investigation inquiry.
Why this matters
The case in Ulyanovsk concerns more than just one family: the prosecutor's inspection covers the work of the entire child neglect prevention system of the district, so its results may lead to organizational conclusions for the relevant agencies. For parents, the measures listed by the police are of practical importance — window locks and the absence of furniture near windowsills. At the same time, the circumstances of the fall and the girl's condition have not yet been disclosed, and it is too early to draw conclusions about the causes of what happened.
