wellnessfitproThe boy sustained a fractured pelvis and a punctured lung, according to a warrant for arrest reviewed by PEOPLE
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- A 1-year-old boy fell from a third-story balcony on Nov. 7 while, authorities allege, his parents were asleep
- The unidentified boy suffered a fractured pelvis and a punctured lung, according to an arrest warrant reviewed by PEOPLE
- His parents, Saniyah Monchaye Person, 26, and Jawon Lee Whitley, 28, were charged with child abuse
A 1-year-old North Carolina boy was critically injured after he fell from a third-story balcony, and now his parents face child abuse charges.
Wake County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrived at a home on Chandler Ridge Court around 5 p.m. on Nov. 7, to respond to a report of a child falling from a balcony, according to WRAL. The child was taken to a nearby hospital, the outlet reported.
According to warrants for arrest reviewed by PEOPLE, while Saniyah Monchaye Person, 26, and Jawon Lee Whitley, 28, slept, their 1-year-old son was awake.
Credit: Wake County Bureau of Forensic Services
During this time, he allegedly gained access to an “unsecured patio door” on the apartment building’s third floor. The sheriff’s office said the boy “subsequently fell three stories, sustaining a fractured pelvis and a punctured lung,” according to the arrest warrant for Person.
Whitley was arrested on a charge of negligent child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury on Nov. 7, according to online records reviewed by PEOPLE. He is currently in jail on a $50,000 bond, and his next court date is set for Nov. 30.
Credit: Wake County Bureau of Forensic Services
Person was arrested on a charge of negligent child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury on Nov. 10, according to online records reviewed by PEOPLE. While it is unclear what her bond will be, her next court date has been scheduled for Dec. 3.
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PEOPLE has reached out to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
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