Hospitalaccusedofnegligenceforboy’sfatalfall

　　A6-YEAR-OLDboydiedafterfallingfromtheseventhfloorofaBao'anhospitalMondayeveningwhilehewasvisitinghisnewbornsister,theSouthernMetropolisDailyreported.

　　TheShajingPeople'sHospitalclaimeditwasanaccident,buttheboy'sparentssaidthehospitalhadbeennegligent,asitsfacilitiesposepotentialdangerstopatients.

　　Fortheboy'sfatherPuZhihui,aHunanmigrantworkinginShenzhen,Mondaywasadayhewouldneverforget.Hoursafterhewentthroughtheoverwhelmingjoyofwelcomingababydaughter,hewasstruckbythesorrowoflosinghisson.

　　PuXudong,astudentofHua'nanKindergarteninBao'anDistrict,accompaniedhisfathertovisithisnewbornsisterafterdinnerMonday.Hismotherhadgivenbirththatmorning.

　　Theboy,excitedaboutbecominganelderbrotherthatday,climbedontothehospitalbedtoplaywiththebaby.Thebedwasplacednexttothewindow.Thetragedyoccurredaftertheboykissedhislittlesistergood-bye,rosefromthebedandwasreadytoleaveforhome.

　　Whileattemptingtostandup,theboylosthisbalanceandfelloutoftheopenwindow.Hisparentswerenotquickenoughtocatchhim.

　　WhenPuZhihuihurrieddownstairsandtookhissontotheemergencydepartment,doctorssaidtheboycouldnotbesaved.

　　"Whytheydidn'tinstallanirongrilleonthewindow?"questionedtheboy'smotherZhouCaifeng."Agrown-upcouldhavefallenoutofthewindow."

　　"Atleastthehospitalcouldhavemovedthebedawayfromthewindow,"sheadded.

　　Thehospitalsaidithadintendedtoinstallanirongrille,butwasforbiddentodosobyfirefightingauthorities.

　　"Thebedwasplacedclosetothewindowbecausethereweretoomanypatientsandnotenoughroomintheward,"itsaidinastatement,addingthattheparentshadnotobeyedhospitalruleswhichstipulatethatvisitingchildrenshouldnotbetakenintothewards.

　　"NoonestoppeduswhenItookmyboythereMondayevening,"Pusaid.

　　Thecasehasbeenreportedtothelocalpoliceandpublichealthauthorities.Aninvestigationisunderway.