Child dies after falling out window in Philadelphia, homicide investigation underway

Wednesday, November 6, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A homicide investigation is underway after a 4-year-old girl dies from injuries she sustained from allegedly falling out of a window in Philadelphia last month.

It happened around 4:30 p.m. on October 30 along the 1700 block of Folsom Street.
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Action News has learned at least one woman was taken into custody but no charges have been filed.

Police say the 4-year-old fell from the window onto some lawn chairs.

The girl was rushed to an area hospital where she died days later.


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It happened just doors from Gordon Atkisson.

"It is shocking. You never want to hear something like that happening in general at all, let alone to a baby or a young child. So, it's shocking and very surprising," he said. "I didn't really know them. I never talked to them, but they seemed friendly which makes this even more shocking."



The woman caring for the child was not her mother, the family told Action News.
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