Onlookers rescue three-year old boy seen standing on ledge of flat; woman under probe


A video on Oct 20 went viral, showing a three-year-old boy dressed in pyjamas, staring blankly ahead as he stands on the ledge outside the window of a unit. - SCREENGRABS FROM NELA M HOCK/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE: A 25-year-old woman is assisting with police investigations after a toddler was seen standing on the third-storey ledge of an HDB block in Canberra Road before being rescued by a member of the public.

A video of the incident on Sunday (Oct 20) went viral on social media, which showed a boy dressed in pyjamas, staring blankly ahead as he stands on the ledge outside the window of a unit.

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