Baby who fell from flats in Station Road, Rainham, is discharged from hospital
09:02, 03 June 2020
updated: 10:16, 03 June 2020
A baby who fell from the window of a fourth-storey flat has been discharged from hospital.
The young boy, who is thought to be around 12-months old, fell from the property in Station Road, Rainham, on Monday, May 25.
He was taken to a London hospital by the air ambulance with serious injuries but has since been allowed to leave.
It happened at flats above a parade of shops in Station Road at the junction with Childscroft Road.
One man, who asked to remain anonymous, was chatting to a friend when he heard the youngster hit the floor.
He said: "I heard a loud thud behind me and turned round to see this baby laying motionless on the floor.
"It was a shock to see and we began shouting up at the flats, trying to get the parents' attention. The father popped his head out the window and went into a sheer panic and ran downstairs."
No arrests were made by police, who were called to the incident.
It is the second time a child has fallen from a window in the same block of flats. A baby fell from a lower floor in 2014.
