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Toddler killed in balcony fall | Toddler killed in balcony fall |
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An 18-month-old British boy has died in a fall from a first-floor 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. |
Richard and Stacey Kremer said they were "absolutely devastated" at the loss of their "beautiful son". | |
Police officers had said that Brad had been left alone on the balcony while his parents were getting changed when he fell but Mr Kremer denied the claim. | |
"I was on the balcony with my two sons. I turned to answer my eldest son and looked back to see Brad falling from the other side of the railings," Mr Kremer said. | |
"We would like to make absolutely clear that at no time did we leave any of our children unattended." | |
No arrests | No arrests |
A police spokesman said: "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." |
Italian police are investigating the boy's death, but no arrests have 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. | 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. | Brad's uncle Stuart Kremer, who lives nearby, said it was very sad and the family would not be making any further statement. |