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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 after falling from a balcony at a hotel in Sardinia. | An 18-month-old British toddler has died after falling from a balcony at a hotel in Sardinia. |
| Italian police said the boy came from Reading, Berkshire, and fell at the Chia Laguna Resort in the south-west of the Mediterranean island on Saturday. | |
| 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 the child's parents were getting changed when he fell from the first floor. | Officers said the child's parents were getting changed when he fell from the first floor. |
| A spokesman said: "They were changing clothes and the child was alone. | A spokesman said: "They were changing clothes and the child was alone. |
| "He walked onto the balcony and the room was on the first floor. | "He walked onto 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 little boy's death, but no arrests had been made. | The spokesman said police were investigating the little boy's death, but no arrests had been made. |
| Consular assistance was being offered to the family, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said. | Consular assistance was being offered to the family, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said. |