Thursday, April 24, 2014

Bronx boy falls to his death from apartment


A 9-year-old boy fell to his death from a Bronx apartment building Wed­nesday ­afternoon, authorities and witnesses said.


Sidy Fofana plummeted from the building at 20 Richman Plaza in Morris Heights at approximately 5 p.m., landing on scaffolding outside the structure, sources said.


Shocked resident Marlene Melvin, 34, said, “I was walking into my building and I heard two men yelling, ‘There is a body!’ ”


She said she witnessed a gory scene.


“I looked up and saw that he landed on the scaffolding,” said Melvin, who was the first to call 911. “Blood was dripping down. I could see a severed arm.”


The boy was dead when emergency services arrived at the scene.


It was not immediately clear whether Fofana fell or jumped, authorities said.





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