The child's mother spoke about the incident for the first time Wednesday, tearfully thanking the police for racing with him as if he was their own child, and saying her boy is 'a fighter, he was meant to be here'
Neighbors pointed to the grassy patch as possibly helping save the boy's life. They say he was conscious immediately after he hit the ground but he was bleeding from his head. But many guess the incident could have been far worse had the boy landed on the concrete instead.
"Let me tell you something: It’s a miracle that he fell in this grass, that boy was still fighting," said neighbor Juanita Kelsey. The child, named Karter, remained hospitalized Wednesday. His mother, Dominique Christian, spoke about the incident for the first time on Wednesday, tearfully thanking the police for racing with him as if he was their own child.There are many questions regarding how the boy fell out of the window, even though NYCHA said that window guards were installed throughout the apartment. NBC New York's Anjali Hemphill reports.The window he fell from had an air conditioning unit.
Window bars are required if a child 10 years of age or younger lives in the apartment, but guard rails are not required next to air conditioner units. According to NYCHA's website,"there shall not be any unguarded spaces greater than 4 1/2 inches on either side of, or above the air conditioner. Spaces greater than 4 1/2 inches must be covered with rigid metal panels that can withstand 150 lbs. of pressure instead of accordion panels."
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