A six-year-old Nigerian girl has died after falling from a high-rise apartment building in Toronto, Canada, with reports indicating her mother was in Nigeria at the time of the tragedy.
The incident happened at a residential complex on Chalkfarm Drive in North York at about 8:15 p.m. Police said they responded to reports of “unknown trouble” before the child was found unresponsive on the ground outside the building.
According to neighbours, the girl had been staying with a family friend who lives on the top floor of the building while her mother was away in Nigeria. Residents described the child as lively and well known in the community, expressing shock over the circumstances surrounding her death.
“She used to come here all the time and play… she was a lively kid. It’s very, very sad,” one neighbour said as quoted by CP24.
Residents also raised questions about how the incident could have happened, noting that the building’s windows reportedly have safety mechanisms meant to prevent them from fully opening. One resident said the windows are bolted and cannot be fully opened, deepening confusion around the incident.
The property management company, Greenwin, which oversees the building, described the tragedy as “deeply saddening,” adding that its hearts and sympathies are with the child’s family. The company said emergency services responded promptly and confirmed it is cooperating fully with police investigations, but declined to comment on the condition or inspection history of the windows.
Police in Toronto said the case does not appear suspicious at this stage, but investigations are ongoing as they await autopsy results.
