Four-year-old girl falls to death from balcony in Sharjah

The girl, identified as Blessing. T, climbed onto a chair placed in the balcony, slipped and fell off. He died on the spot.

A four-year-old girl fell to his death from a fourth-floor balcony of a building located in Al Taawun area of Sharjah on Thursday, police said.

The girl, identified as Blessing. T, climbed onto a chair placed in the balcony, slipped and fell off. She died on the spot.

Police said that they received a call about the incident shortly afterwards, and dispatched a team to the site. A team of CID officers, forensic and patrols as well as the national ambulance reached the site and found the girl lying motionless and in a pool of blood.

Her body was taken to a forensic laboratory.

The Al Buhairah police station is investigating the case. The girl's parents will be summoned for interrogation.