2-year-old boy falls to death from 7th floor apartment in Osaka

Japan Today
Monday 14th July, 10:54 AM JST
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OSAKA — A 2-year-old boy on Sunday night fell to his death from the balcony of his apartment on the 7th floor of a building in Matsubara City, Osaka. He was taken to hospital but died upon arrival. Police said that Yuito Murai, 2, either climbed over the railing or somehow squeezed through the bars about 10 p.m.

A neighbor found him and called police. According to police, the boy’s father, 33, was working at the time and his mother, 26, had gone out after putting him to bed with his brother.