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Thursday 5 July 2012

2yr old boy 'plays' on 100ft balcony ledge for over five minutes

 
A toddler came within inches of plummeting 100 feet to his death after climbing on to a high-rise flat balcony as his mother slept inside. 

Dramatic footage showed the two-year-old crawling along, and sitting on, the balcony's ledge eight storeys up, while horrified passers-by looked on.

One terrified onlooker was so concerned that she filmed the boy nonchalantly peering down and dangling his legs over the drop.


Neighbour Debbie Green said: 'I was talking to my son's girlfriend on our front door when she looked up behind me and said: 'there's a baby up there on the balcony.'
'I turned round and saw the kid up there just playing on the balcony with no protection - I thought he was going to fall, I was sure he was going to die.
'The police arrived after about six minutes but it felt like hours - I had to go back in the house to try and calm down because I couldn't watch. 
 
'I have never felt so scared in all my life, it was horrendous.
'I couldn't believe someone would let their child do that.
'But they have a chair on the balcony that he was able to use to climb up onto the ledge.'

Debbie's husband John, added: 'After the police went round the father just calmly walked onto the balcony and moved the chair They didn't seem that phased by it all.
'I'm amazed the kid was able to keep his balance up there.
'One of our neighbours said he wanted to go and do something, but we realised if he had then the child might have leant to look at us and fallen - so we waited for the police to come.
'There are loads of people who would like to have kids and then there are these people who let their children play on a balcony and ignore them.
'He's obviously been up there several times before because he was incredibly careful to climb down.'
John said he felt like he was about to film a child's death.
Officers arrived at the block of flats in Wyken, in Coventry, seven minutes later to find the mother and a man asleep inside.
They said she claimed the boy was safe because of the delicate pigeon netting over the balcony.
When approached, the mother claimed she had in fact been in the kitchen, not asleep, while the boy played outside.
She said the doors onto the veranda don't shut properly allowing the boy easy access to the outside world.
Claiming she was 'shocked' when police told her what her son had been doing, she told The Sun: 'I won’t let him out of my sight now. I’d like to thank the neighbours over the way who saw him'

Police are taking no further action.

Culled from Daily Mail

59 comments:

Janded said...

Thank God o. That was careless men!

Anonymous said...

A lot of senseless mums exist in the UK. Sometimes kids are felled and killed by plasma Television sets. You can google to find out. Some kids also died by shutting themselves inside washing machines while their mothers gossiped on the phone or whatever.

Mothers in Africa and Asia are probably better mothers. Imagine sleeping like a log of wood while a toddler almost fell off a balcony. She needs to get a job and keep the poor kid in creche for safety. Fat fool or skinny idiot? She should buy a playpen and keep the boy inside it while sleeping. Lucky boy!

na*me*sabi said...

thats a gymnast in the making !

Anonymous said...

Do you blame the boy? Blame England with her tiny tiny apartments. The boy probably needed more space.

Christopher Prince said...

dis shit cray!!!!

Unknown said...

If that had happened in Nigeria the mother would be too mortified talk less of have the liver to give response to press or thank anybody, short the have gotta live the area!

Anonymous said...

If this had happened in Nigeria the woman's life would have been made unbearable and trust she will hit that child's behind that if he sees a balcony he would not even think to go near it!

Str8FrmDaHips said...

Silly woman!!..sleeping ke!!..looks like a typical South London Estate..thats how they dem they enjoy british generosity..gotten dem well lazy!!..tufiakwa..

WHOA said...

My God and that fool who taped could not run up to investigate what apartment number it was and try to get the mother to wake up without alarming the child. People can be fugging stupid sha. Bless God that boy survived. Im sure if the mother see this picture, next even if sleep comes, she won't close her eyes nor seperate herself from that child ever again

Anonymous said...

Tanks to God ooo cos if 4 b bad market 4 d parents oooo.dreadii

Anonymous said...

You have no clue,do you?
Running your mouth like a tap without control.hisssssssssssssssssssss!

Anonymous said...

Jeeezeee.....palpitating already!

Yeye dey smell said...

His mother was being serviced while her son was in danger. Yeye woman! Prick follower!

BLOGLORD said...

d woman was too careless.

Anonymous said...

QF
He's obviously bin there several tyms, if she doesnt/cannot take care of d kid dn social service shud take him away frm her. A baby drowned nd died in a bucket of water in abj ds week cos of mother's negligence.

Anonymous said...

if this was usa the child would have bn taken away

NecFix said...

A 2yr old can't be this composed in the face of such danger/high altitude. I can bet my left ball that Oluwa was involved in it.

Anonymous said...

Thank God it wasn't a different story oh.

Anonymous said...

But why does a building that high have such a low balcony that even a toddle can climb on? Isn't that a death trap? The building needs to be remodeled.

Anonymous said...

Police came within six minutes... Hmmnn SMH for naija.

Anonymous said...

She was sleeping with a man inside? She was probably sleeping "it" off.

Anonymous said...

I will stereotype estate residents and say she was high on drugs maybe and fell asleep. Kitchen indeed. However as a mum anything can happen even to those who live in orange county. Thank God. Not sure why no one ran yo to ring the door bell and tell the mum.

Anonymous said...

It cld hpn to anybody,smtimes we dnt knw wen we fall asleep

Anonymous said...

His God never sleeps. Blessed be his holy name.

Anonymous said...

Why didn't they round themselves, so as to catch the baby, incase he falls.God is great!....GALAXY!

Anonymous said...

Imagine that, after a very hot sex with the man she slept off leaving
her son to die

Anonymous said...

This looks like SouthAmpton....

Anonymous said...

The mother needs a dirty slap mtchewwwwww

Anonymous said...

Whew!!!! Am I glad notin happened to dt child!!!! Am so sure d mum wud b careful frm den on. Buh tin is,wit kids u really cnt eva b too careful...they can slip off witout ur knowledge. I guess dt wea God comes in. Al iz well.

JL said...

Linda u c what am talking about ehn?Some woman are just too damm careless,same thing happend with that poor baby the dog attacke,ejo oshi na im dem go de talk.

SUE JORDAN said...

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR PARENTS NOT TO FIX A BAD BALCONY DOOR WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD AT HOME. SLEEPING INDEED...

Anonymous said...

at WHOA...i thought they DID call the police....helloo.....did you read the story....

this pictures make my stomach churn.....

Anonymous said...

@whoa u are forgetting it's uk and you can't gain access to the apartment easyly somebody need to open the door of the entrance to the building before you can gain access to any apartment. More it's uk na mind your own bisness country. You might even alert the yeye mother sef she will start making yeye comments at you .

AbujaKenneth said...

@Ano 10.10am, that was too harsh. Or is there any other thing to it.

Deyon said...

My sentiments exactly,why not try to find d child's apartment nd alert the mum.Saving the child's life is more important than filming and passing judgement.Children born these days are too rascally so i guess mums have too be extra vigilant.

Anonymous said...

The police arrived within 7 minutes If its this 14th failed state in the world when will they arrive!

Anonymous said...

Thank God nothing happen to the boy. Parents should be more vigilant with their children
www.naijabreakingnews.blogspot.com

Honest Nigeria said...

The only problrm I have is why the hell was someone filming and others timing instead of tryna get the kid off that balcony???

Anonymous said...

kid should be drafted for the olympics,...perfect gymnast,its in you joor,next time stand on top nepa wire if they have got any there...

Anonymous said...

There is something wrong with that photo. Where do the plants underneath come from. I doubt the story.

TAYLOR said...

D boy get mind o.useless mother

Tamara said...

Scary!

Unknown said...

someone shud pls call the social service agent..dem go collect the pikin from her

Anonymous said...

@whoa its gonna take approximately 10 mins to climb to flat, thats why a call was made to the police who responded in 7 mins.think smart not work hard is the lingo

Anonymous said...

It wpuld have been more appropriate to call d fire service. Social services need to be on d parents case - most likely a pair of chav junkies

Iamlani said...

I know this building! omg its in se london.. wow

Anonymous said...

yes d mother is to blame but not completely maybe she didn't sleep d previous night,and u no some men dey just leave d care of the child to the mother lyk its only her responsibility,for Christ sake u made the child together,u shuld also help in it's up bringing,dats if she has a husband anyway...

Anonymous said...

@ virgos very own... tnx for d info...coventry is in west midlands which is obviously in se london. all high rising council flats look alike

Anonymous said...

you can't be by your kid 24/7 so quit the abuse, no be today peeps don dey leave their kids for home while dem go run some kwik errand. Instead you have peeps on the here who haven't taken care of a kid in their life yarning nonsense.

Anonymous said...

Na Naija village woman and yeye husband. They don reach paradise, no need to work, get free housing to produce more delinquents. Too cold outside, so na to warm up bed them sabby. You can take the Naija from Nigeria, but can not tale the Nigerian away from village mentality.

Jujujuti said...

With this, people still thinks there is no GOD. I v witness same, but without shouting or make noise while the child was doing his THING, someone gently held him to the wall before other people came to rescue both. THERE IS GOD, if it's not your time to die, nothing can happen to you.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Jujujuti said...

This is awesome, from an awesome GOD.
His is Mighty able to save. I'm so sorry for people who thinks there is no GOD. Accept Jesus Christ today as your personal LORD and SAVIOUR.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Anonymous said...

Coventry in se london??? What r u smoking ?? U mean SE England ??

Anonymous said...

D̶̲̥̅̊α† baby is a confirmd ogbanje. He was playin wt his mates outside... Wat do Ʊ xpect??? Lobatan...

Anonymous said...

He is indeed God of the little ones.Is just God that protects and guides,Glory be unto His name for preserving the life of this little one

Anonymous said...

Whew, had goose bumps all over!!! for those of us who were quick to condem the mother, remember she couldn't have let it happen on purpose(am not excusing her) but I didn't hear anyone condemn d father who is also a parent and so, responsible for the child too. Children at that age (toddlers) are highly mobile, and because they are exploring , need constant attention, dats why they are called *terrible twos* 2. People who were also running their mouths about the people not running there to rescue the child, imaging barging into a house whose owners you don't know( its not 9ja u knw) and perchance the child slips and falls in the process? IAm sure the person's thank you will be in jail. Thank God nothing happened. It has happened in 9ja and out of the 3 children I know, only 1 survived after sustaining head injury. They about the same age too. May God protect our children. MMM

Anonymous said...

This can only be God at work bro. The Bible says He that watches over us never sleep nor slumber. Praise God for the todler.

Anonymous said...

first of all,kudos to whoever took time to take this photos,cos if not for you LIBers would not have the chance to comment. but common in such situation i dont think taking pictures should be your next line of action. And how difficult is it to run up and call the attention of the mother? ok a very good excuse could be, there is no possibility of entering d building without the door bell code ... in case of next time, you can simply dial any of the apartment numbers just to get in ..and people lets not be too quick to judge the mum, cos we know how kids are. may god keep them all safe ..

Anonymous said...

So that they can use it court

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