Boy, 3, in fatal fall

A three-year-old boy died after falling a height of about one storey into a shaft at Żebbuġ yesterday at about 1.30 p.m. The toddler was recovered from the shaft by Civil Protection Department personnel. He was rushed to Mater Dei Hospital where,...

A three-year-old boy died after falling a height of about one storey into a shaft at Żebbuġ yesterday at about 1.30 p.m.

The toddler was recovered from the shaft by Civil Protection Department personnel. He was rushed to Mater Dei Hospital where, despite medical intervention, he died some time after arrival.

The police said the shaft is in the basement of a building.

Magistrate Joseph Apap Bologna appointed a team of court experts to help in an inquiry.

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