Boy, 1, in critical condition after fall from window in Gillingham
Boy, 1, critically injured after falling from window in Gillingham

A one-year-old boy is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after reportedly falling from a window in Kent.

Kent Police said it received a call from South East Coast Ambulance Service at around 6.10pm on Sunday that paramedics were treating the child who was reported to have fallen from a window of a property in Cornwallis Avenue, Gillingham.

It is understood the fall was from a flat above a shop.

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Police statement and investigation

A police spokeswoman said: "Officers attended and the child was taken to a London hospital with life-threatening injuries. Inquiries into the circumstances are ongoing."

Officers attended and the child was taken to a London hospital. Inquiries are ongoing.

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