EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Police in northeast Ohio have
released more information about the 2-year-old boy who died after
falling 17 floors from the window of an apartment building.
East Cleveland Police Chief Ralph Spotts tells the Northeast Ohio Media Group (http://bit.ly/1hxxoGx ) that Alijah Glenn was
playing with his 3-year-old brother at their
grandmother’s apartment Monday when Alijah tripped over a leather chest
and crashed through a floor-to-ceiling window.
Spotts said it was an accident, and no charges will be filed.
The
county coroner’s office agreed it was accidental. The report said
Alijah died as the result from the blunt impact to his trunk, as well as
skeletal and internal injuries.
Reports said the grandmother went into a bedroom to talk on the phone and then heard glass crashing.
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Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Police in northeast Ohio have
released more information about the 2-year-old boy who died after
falling 17 floors from the window of an apartment building.
East Cleveland Police Chief Ralph Spotts tells the Northeast Ohio Media Group (http://bit.ly/1hxxoGx ) that Alijah Glenn was
playing with his 3-year-old brother at their
grandmother’s apartment Monday when Alijah tripped over a leather chest
and crashed through a floor-to-ceiling window.
Spotts said it was an accident, and no charges will be filed.
The
county coroner’s office agreed it was accidental. The report said
Alijah died as the result from the blunt impact to his trunk, as well as
skeletal and internal injuries.
Reports said the grandmother went into a bedroom to talk on the phone and then heard glass crashing.
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Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.