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Harrowing new details emerge after Jayce Garcia, 3, fell from 29th floor to his death as mom makes shock revelation
HARROWING new details have emerged surrounding the death of a toddler who plunged from the 29th floor of an apartment.
Jayce Garcia’s mom told cops she thought her son, three, was playing in the living room of their New York apartment before he died on July 2.
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She ran into the room after realizing her son had fallen through some loose mosquito netting on the balcony, the reported.
Law enforcement sources told the outlet that they believe Jayce climbed over the chair to look at the balcony.
Jayce’s body was seen lying on the scaffolding before he was rushed to the hospital where he tragically died.
His mom reportedly screamed “my baby, my baby” as she made the horror discovery.
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Witnesses recalled hearing a “boom” and “thump” as the toddler plummeted to his death, according to the Post.
Jayce’s mom reportedly yelled and wailed in grief from the ground.
His father reportedly tried to climb onto the scaffolding in a bid to rescue Jayce but was unable to do so, according to witnesses.
Neighbor Nidia Cordero told the Post that her children reportedly heard “a big fight” between adults on the 29th-floor balcony, and less than ten minutes later said there was a “thump.”
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She said: “Then you hear screams. I think the mom was screaming and I looked and the baby was in the scaffolding.”
Jayce was described as a “sweet and innocent” child on a page that was created by his family.
His aunt Gina Garcia said he loved to play with race cars and watch Disney movies.
She said: “He was such a bright child with a huge life ahead of him.”
The case is being treated by police as accidental.
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New York City lawmakers stipulate that owners of buildings with three or more apartments have to install window guards if a child aged three years or younger lives there or if a tenant or occupant requests them.
It’s not known if window guards were installed in the apartment building.
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