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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

In a tragic incident, a 5 years old girl died after falling off her apartment in Dubai.

The Arab national fell from the balcony on the 9th floor of a residential building in Al Nahda area of Dubai.

Dubai Police are investigating the case.

It is believed that the accident happened due to parents’ negligence.

The police have urged parents to remain vigilant, and advised them to know the whereabouts of their children.

During this month, this has been the third case of child falling from building in the UAE.

On Monday afternoon, a toddler fell off to her death from a residential building in Sharjah.

Sharjah Police are investigating the fatal accident of the one year and 2 month old girl, which might be caused by actions of child neglect made by her own parents.

A call was received by the Operations Room of Sharjah Police, to report about the accident at around 1:40 pm, after which police patrols immediately rushed to the scene.

The Public Prosecution gave orders to transfer the child’s body to Al Qassimi Hospital, then to Sharjah Police Forensic Laboratory to continue the ongoing investigation.

On Sunday, an Indian teenager has passed away in a case of suspected suicide, she fell from the sixth floor of her apartment in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain.