At around 8:45pm on Friday, authorities were called to Triq Patri Pelagju Mifsud, in Ħaż-Żebbuġ to give their assistance on the scene of an accident.

The police force’s preliminary investigation determined that a three-year-old had fallen around one storey from a balcony.

An ambulance and medical were quickly on the scene to take the boy to Mater Dei hospital for emergency treatment – where it was found that the child had been seriously injured.

Police investigations are ongoing, and Magistrate Noel Bartolo has been informed of the case, triggering an inquiry into the matter.