The 8-year-old boy fell from the fourth floor of a building in Villefontaine on October 27. He died of his injuries this Saturday, November 9. His big brother, arrested after the incident, is still hospitalized in a psychiatric ward.
An eight-year-old boy who fell from the 4th floor of his building at the end of October in Villefontaine (Isère) died on Saturday November 9, AFP learned from the Grenoble prosecutor's office.
The child, who suffered a life-threatening condition when he was transported to hospital on the morning of October 27, had since been in a coma and brain dead for 48 hours before his death, according to the Dauphiné Libéré.
Older brother in custody
The child's older brother, aged 26, was arrested after the incident and then placed in police custody, and a psychiatric examination was requested against him.
An investigation into attempted homicide of a minor under the age of 15 was first opened by the Vienna public prosecutor's office, which then dropped the case in favor of that of Grenoble.
The big brother, released from police custody for medical reasons, is today hospitalized in psychiatry in an isolation room, according to Dauphiné Libéré, which specifies that the required psychiatric examination has still not been carried out.
