HORROR FALL: TWO WOMEN, AGED JUST 19 AND 20, ARRESTED AFTER THREE-YEAR-OLD BOY PLUNGES FROM FIRST-FLOOR WINDOW AND IS LEFT FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE
COPS have arrested two women as a three-year-old boy fights for his life in hospital after plunging from a window.
Emergency services raced to the scene after the youngster fell from a property in Rochdale on Saturday afternoon.
An air ambulance was also scrambled and landed close to the area shortly after 4.15pm.
The toddler was rushed to hospital and remains in a critical condition.
Two women, aged 19 and 20, were arrested at a property in Blackburn earlier today.
They were held on suspicion of causing serious injury to a child.
Greater Manchester Police said officers responded to a concern for the welfare of a child at around 4.16pm yesterday.
A force spokesperson said: “Two women have been arrested in relation to an incident in Rochdale yesterday.
“The two women, aged 19 and 20, were arrested at a property in Blackburn earlier today (Sunday 23 August 2026) on suspicion of causing a serious injury to a child.
“Officers had responded to a concern for welfare of a child report yesterday (Saturday 22 August 2026) at around 4.16pm at Spotland Tops, Rochdale.
“Emergency services attended and the child was taken to hospital for treatment, where he remains in a critical condition.
“Enquiries into the full circumstances around this incident are ongoing.”
SOURCE: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/40148995/women-arrested-boy-plunges-first-floor-window/
