6-year-old boy dies after falling from 10th floor balcony in Toronto apartment

Toronto Police say a six-year-old boy has died after falling from a 10th floor balcony at a Toronto apartment building.

Police said they were called to the residential building on Jane Street, near Grandravine Drive, on Thursday at around 4:25 p.m.

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Investigators said the child was rushed to hospital by paramedics in critical, life-threatening injuries. The boy later died.

“This is a very tragic Incident, and our thoughts are with the child’s family, the citizens and first responders who attended to the child after the fall,” Toronto police said in a statement.

Police said the circumstances surrounding the fall are still being investigated. No further details were released.

However, police said “at this time, no criminality is suspected.”