The local police of Vitoria-Gasteiz have arrested the father of the 11-month-old baby who fell this Thursday from the fifth floor of a block of flats located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, according to police sources.
After taking a statement from the child’s parents, the Local Police have arrested the 21-year-old father “as part of the investigation”, as confirmed by sources from the City Council of the capital of Alava, who have not specified what suspicions fall on him. .
According to Gazteiz Hoy, at first some of the passers-by “have come to think that it was a doll.” Currently, the area where the events occurred has been cordoned off by the Ertzaintza, which has taken charge of the investigations to clarify the causes of the baby’s fall.
The extent of the injuries suffered by the child is unknown. According to emergency services, he was still “alive” when he fell, but with a serious prognosis. However, he could suffer a skull fracture due to the impact with the ground, since he was bleeding from his ears at the time he was treated by the paramedics.
The baby was immediately transferred alive in the mobile ICU to the Txagorritxu hospital, according to Eitb, and could be transferred to the Cruces hospital because it does have a children’s ICU.
As reported by the same sources, the event took place at 4:45 p.m. when a person encountered the little boy on the sidewalk and alerted 092. In a few minutes, a couple of Local Police crews arrived. to the scene of the events, a 15-story building located at the confluence of Avenida 8 de Marzo and Madrid Street, in the Gasteiz neighborhood of Salburua. The agents assisted the baby, who was still “alive, but very serious”, according to El Correo. A Basic Life Support team has treated the child’s mother at the scene.
The Local Police and Ertzaintza went to the scene. The regional police have taken charge of the investigation into the cause of the fall. In turn, they have taken tests on the sidewalk and from the baby’s diaper, according to municipal sources.