Boy, 5, suffers broken skull after ‘evil stepdad throws him out of window for disturbing his favourite TV show’
A BOY has been left in a critical condition after his stepfather "threw him out of their apartment window for disturbing his TV show”.
Sergey, 5, was placed in intensive care with a fractured skull following the shocking events in the city of Bila Tserkva, central Ukraine.
Local reports say the boy woke up after having an afternoon nap and approached his stepfather where he asked to sit on his lap.
The 39-year-old man, who has not been named, was watching TV and reportedly “pushed the child away” in response.
But when the young boy approached him and asked him again, the angry man allegedly grabbed hold of the child and threw him out of the window of their home in an apartment block.
The boy landed on the tarmac headfirst and was see bleeding from his head by horrified neighbours, according to the reports.
Next door neighbour Inna Bieva said: “I heard the sound of broken glass then sobbing. When I looked out of my window, I saw the boy.
“He was lying on the tarmac and bleeding. He had a huge cut on his head. I called an ambulance and the police.”
According to witnesses, Sergey’s mother carried the injured child home before the emergency services arrived on scene - but she tried to cover up the incident.
When paramedics eventually turned up, she refused to let them into the apartment to examine the child - but police officers entered the family’s ground floor flat through the broken window and rescued the boy.
Natalia Bigari, the head of the Second Kyiv Regional Children’s Hospital said: “The boy’s condition is severe. He sporadically regains consciousness then passes out again and is under constant monitoring.
“He has closed head injury, fractures to his skull, abdominal injuries, cuts and bruises all over his body.”
The stepfather, who has not been named, fled the scene just after the incident but was found and arrested within the hour.
Cops have launched an attempted murder investigation against the man, who currently remains in custody.
Police spokeswoman Alina Zadorozhna commented: “The stepfather was watching a TV show when the boy asked to take him on his lap. After being distracted, the man went into rage and threw the child out of the window.”
Sergey has a twin brother, who witnessed the whole episode.
The suspect faces up to 15 years in prison if found guilty.