The parents of a young boy who died after falling from the sixth floor of a residential building in Engomi, Nicosia, were arrested on Saturday night as police investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.
The child, who would have turned four in December, fell on Saturday afternoon from a height of about 20 metres at a building on Andreas Mitropoulou Street.
His father called an ambulance, which rushed to the scene. The boy was taken to hospital, where doctors confirmed that he had died as a result of the fall.
The family, of African origin, consists of four members and was legally residing in the flat from which the child fell.
As part of the investigation, police obtained court warrants against the child’s parents, a 32-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman.
They were arrested on Saturday night on suspicion of causing death through a reckless, careless or dangerous act.
The two are expected to appear before a court on Sunday, where police will seek detention orders while investigations continue.
Nicosia CID is investigating the exact circumstances surrounding the death.
A post-mortem examination will be carried out by Forensic Medicine Service director Angeliki Papetta and forensic pathologist Orthodoxos Orthodoxou.
Nicosia CID is investigating the case.
