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Tragedy

Infant, 1, dies after falling from 6th-floor apartment

The child passed away at Temple Street Children’s Hospital after falling from a sixth-story window in Phibsboro.

AN INFANT has died after falling from the 6th floor of an apartment block in Dublin.

The incident occurred at about 4:20pm, at the Cross Guns Bridge area in Phibsboro.

The child was taken to Temple Street Children’s Hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.

Gardaí have asked witnesses to the event to contact Mountjoy Garda Station at 01 666 8600.

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