Two women are arrested after boy, three, is left fighting for his life following fall from window

Published: 18:54, 23 August 2026 | Updated: 18:54, 23 August 2026 Two women have been arrested after a three-year-old boy fell from a first-floor window. Emergency services raced to a property after the youngster plunged to the ground from a home in Spotland Tops, Rochdale, on Saturday afternoon. An air ambulance was also deployed and landed close to the area shortly after 4.15pm.  The toddler was rushed to hospital, where he remains in a critical condition, Greater Manchester Police said. The suspects, aged 19 and 20, were arrested at a property in Blackburn earlier today on suspicion of causing a serious injury to a child. A three-year-old boy has been left fighting for his life after falling from a first-floor window in Spotland Tops, Rochdale, on Saturday afternoon A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: 'Two women have been arrested in relation to an incident in Rochdale yesterday. 'The two women, aged 19 and 20, were arrested at a property in Blackburn earlier today (Sunday 23 August 2026) on suspicion of causing a serious injury to a child. 'Officers had responded to a concern for welfare of a child report yesterday (Saturday 22 August 2026) at around 4.16pm at Spotland Tops, Rochdale. 'Emergency services attended and the child was taken to hospital for treatment, where he remains in a critical condition. 'Enquiries into the full circumstances around this incident are ongoing.' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.