Woman throws her son from the 22nd floor of a building
In southwest China, a woman has been taken into police custody after throwing her child from an apartment
April 1, 2024, the city of Chongqing, in southwest China, has been shaken by an unprecedented act, when a 37-year-old woman, identified as He, suffered a manic episode in her home around 7 am of Monday. In a fit of madness, she injured her mother-in-law with a kitchen knife and subsequently threw her 3-year-old son from the window of her 22nd-floor apartment.
The shocking incident has left the local population in shock. The injured mother-in-law is receiving treatment in the hospital and is expected to recover, while the little boy lost his life in the fall from such a great height.
The woman has been detained by the authorities and the case is being thoroughly investigated. Relatives and neighbors have revealed that her mother has shown erratic behavior in recent times, which has caused concern among those who know her.
Videos circulating on the Internet show the heartbreaking moment in which the child, held by her mother, hangs from the balcony of the apartment, while some neighbors try to dissuade her from letting go of her little one. Later, another video captures the boy's terrible fall from the top of the building.
It has been reported that there was an air mattress on the floor, but unfortunately the woman chose to throw the child out of another window where there was no protection. Furthermore, it has been revealed that the woman also tried to throw her other child out of the window, but she was stopped in time by rescue personnel.
The tragedy has generated a wave of sadness and indignation among the population, who have expressed their deepest condolences for the loss of the child and have strongly condemned the act of violence committed by her mother.