Locals speak of horror after baby boy seriously injured in fall from upstairs window

Residents on a street where a baby boy fell from a window leaving him seriously injured have spoken of their shock.

The one-year-old fell from an upstairs, second-floor window of a property in Burnley, Lancashire onto the pavement below just before 10.30am on Sunday morning (August 5).

Horrified members of the public raced to his aid before emergency services flooded Heap Street in the town. The air ambulance landed and he was airlifted to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. Today (Monday, August 7), his condition was described as 'serious but stable'.

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In the aftermath, Detectives conducted door-to-door enquiries in a bid to find anyone who saw or heard what happened. And officers are hoping to speak to the several passers-by who stopped to help.

Today, neighbours told LancsLive of their shock at the terrible incident. They described how the family who live in the property "keep themselves to themselves" and it is understood the boy is their only child.

One woman said she understood the boy's mother had returned home earlier today possibly to collect some belongings before returning to the hospital. "I didn't see anything, I just can't believe what's happened, it's so awful," she told LancsLive.

James, who has lived in Heap Street for most of his life, was out walking his dog at the time the incident happened. "I've never known anything like it," he said. "When I got back from walking the dog the police were knocking on doors asking everyone if they saw or heard anything."

Another man who lives in Heap Street said he was feeding his dogs when he heard the commotion outside. "I just heard all the sirens and then the police and