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Bronx parents mourn toddler daughter killed in fifth-floor fall
Two-year-old Julia Wilcox Polanco died after falling from a fifth-floor window at her family’s Bronx apartment on Tuesday night. Her parents, Chayanne Polanco and Thessa Wilcox, said they had endured miscarriages and years of trying to have a child before welcoming Julia; the case has drawn attention to window safety in homes with young children.
Police said Julia removed the accordion-style side panels of a window air conditioner, squeezed through the gap and fell into a concrete alley. Her mother noticed she was missing on a baby monitor, and the building superintendent and paramedics tried to help, but Julia died in hospital. The couple said the window had no guard and that panels on the air conditioner were secured with tape; New York City law requires guards in buildings with three or more units where a child under 10 lives. The investigation is ongoing, with no arrests and no suspected criminality.
In short
- A two-year-old died after falling from a fifth-floor Bronx apartment window.
- The window air conditioner panels were reportedly secured with tape.
- The investigation continues, with no arrests or suspected criminality.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Couple who endured multiple miscarriages devastated after longed-for daughter, 2, fell out apartment window and died”.