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Toddler killed in balcony fall | Toddler killed in balcony fall |
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An 18-month-old British toddler has died in a fall from a balcony at a hotel in Sardinia. | An 18-month-old British toddler has died in a fall from a balcony at a hotel in Sardinia. |
Brad Kremer, from Reading, Berkshire, fell at the Chia Laguna Resort in the south-west of the Mediterranean island on Saturday, Italian police said. | Brad Kremer, from Reading, Berkshire, fell at the Chia Laguna Resort in the south-west of the Mediterranean island on Saturday, Italian police said. |
He was taken to hospital in the island's capital, Cagliari, where he was pronounced dead. | He was taken to hospital in the island's capital, Cagliari, where he was pronounced dead. |
Officers said Brad's parents were getting changed when he fell from the first-floor balcony. | Officers said Brad's parents were getting changed when he fell from the first-floor balcony. |
No arrests | No arrests |
A police spokesman said: "They were changing clothes and the child was alone. | A police spokesman said: "They were changing clothes and the child was alone. |
"He walked on to the balcony and the room was on the first floor. | "He walked on to the balcony and the room was on the first floor. |
"They do not know what happened but the child fell down from the balcony." | "They do not know what happened but the child fell down from the balcony." |
The spokesman said police were investigating the boy's death, but no arrests had been made. | The spokesman said police were investigating the boy's death, but no arrests had been made. |
Consular assistance is being offered to the family, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said. | Consular assistance is being offered to the family, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said. |
Relatives at the family home in Tidmarsh, Reading, said the news had not yet sunk in. | |
Brad's uncle Stuart Kremer, who lives nearby, said it was very sad and the family would not be making any further statement. |