Hesse: child died after a window fall: autopsy planned

Gießen (dpa/lhe) - After a boy's fatal window fall in Gießen, the child's corpse is to be autopsied. This is part of the death investigation, which is automatically initiated in such cases, a spokesman for the public prosecutor announced on Wednesday. It is about investigating the exact circumstances of the incident. The five-year-old fell out of a window on the third floor of an apartment building into the asphalt courtyard on Sunday evening. He was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, where he died on Monday. The mother suffered a shock and was initially also taken to a hospital.