Two-year-old girl thrown out of 9th floor window by her mother was discharged from hospital in Ufa

UFA, 21 March 2019. /Bashinform News Agency/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.

On March 19, a two-year-old girl, which was thrown out of the window of the 9th floor balcony by her 21-year-old mother was discharged from the hospital in Ufa. The child was taken from the medical facility by his relatives. As the head of the press service of the Ministry of Health RB Svetlana Kusarbekova told the Bashinform News Agency, the girl was discharged in a satisfactory condition. The baby was fine.

As reported by the Bashinform News Agency, the incident occurred on the morning of March 13 at Duvan Boulevard. According to preliminary data, the woman threw her daughter out of the window of their apartment on the 9th floor and then jumped out herself. They were hospitalized. At that time, the condition of the woman was assessed as moderate, and the child as severe.

Among the reasons that caused the woman to take such a desperate step, local media named drug problems, mental health, and conflicts with her husband. The true cause of the incident remains to be established by the investigation. A criminal case was initiated against the 21-year-old Ufa native under the Article “attempted murder of a minor”. The woman was arrested for two months - until May 13.