Boy dies after fall

Brian Johansen, 16, from San Ġwann died after he fell off the bastions in Herbert Ganado Garden, Floriana, on Saturday evening.

The teenager was rushed to Mater Dei Hospital where he died later in the evening.

The police said investigations revealed that the teenager was sitting on the bastion with some friends and slipped when he stood up, falling a height of about five storeys.

Civil Protection Department personnel were called in to help because the teenager landed in an area that is difficult to reach. The teenager was given first aid on the spot before he was taken to intensive care in hospital, where efforts to save his life proved futile.

Magistrate Giovanni Grixti appointed a team of court experts, including architect Richard Aquilina, to help in an inquiry.

The police are investigating.