A NINE-year-old boy fell from his family's fifth-storey flat in
Jurong West on Wednesday and survived.
Yao Yi Min, a Primary 4 pupil at Westgrove Primary School, is
believed to have been climbing out of the living room window into
his bedroom window after he was accidentally locked out of the
bedroom. But he lost his footing and plunged five floors.
He is in intensive care at the National University Hospital,
with a cast on his neck, and injuries to his jaw, ribs and leg.
His father said that his condition is stable and he is
recovering, but he does not know when he will be discharged.
The family's neighbour, Ms Jayanthi Sathish, 31, who saw him
after he fell, said: 'He was hurt and bleeding on one side of his
face, and looked like he was in pain.'
Police said they received a call at about 4pm informing them of
the incident. They said the boy was conscious when he was taken to
the hospital.
-- ST