By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG
A four-year-old Korean boy died after he accidentally fell from the 39th floor of a condominium in Taguig City yesterday afternoon.
Police identified the victim as Kim Do Young, temporary billeted at the Two Serendra Condominium Complex in Bonifacio Global City (BGC). He was declared dead on arrival at Saint Luke’s Hospital, according to Senior Supt. Alex Santos, chief of Taguig police.
Initial investigation disclosed Young accidentally fell from the 39th floor of the Two Serendra condo building fronting SM Aura at around 12:05 p.m.
Santos said the matter was reported to them by the condo’s security around 3 p.m.
The accident immediately went viral moments after it happened.
One Facebook user even posted a video showing two people using a ladder to retrieve the body of the victim at the canopy of the second floor.