A toddler required surgery after falling from a second-story window in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood over the weekend.
One-year-old Naomi Martinez fell from a window along the 500 block of East Indiana Avenue on Saturday, July 13, 2024, around 9:10 p.m., Philadelphia police and family members said Monday.
The girl was rushed to a children's hospital where she was initially listed in critical condition with injuries to her head and body, investigators said.
The girl's grandmother, Theresa Grone, said the girl had accidentally fallen through a window that was left open with no screen.
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"And all I heard was my son-in-law screaming ‘the baby, the baby!’ and he’s freaking out and looking for me," Grone said in tears. “It's scary. She’s my granddaughter, she’s my world, my only grandbaby. It was an accident."
Naomi underwent brain surgery and was upgraded to stable condition, Grone said Monday.
Naomi's family said they were planning a big second birthday celebration for her in early August but now they are just hoping for a speedy recovery.
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According to the grandmother, Naomi had just gotten a bath and while Grone was tending to other children, Naomi was able to get on her bed, which is located at the window. She said the window was accidentally left open by another family member and didn't have a screen.
Grone said she is putting a screen in the window and hopes other parents will do the same.
“Put screens, don’t put full bar windows on your windows because I understand the fires around here is also crazy, but please just be more cautious with these kids, like it's very very scary,” Grone said.
The Special Victims Unit is investigating the case, which police termed an "unusual incident."
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