Kimberley - A three-year-old boy died after he fell between therailings of a first floor flat at the Siege Building in Kimberley.The incident happened on Sunday and the boy was rushed to hospitalwhere he remained in a coma until he died a day later. Rylan Attwell, who turned three two weeks ago, had gone to spendthe night with his grandmother, Iris Jackson, who had been rentingthe flat in Bean Street for less than a month. "I was so happy when I found this flat because it was so muchmore spacious than my previous flat," a devastated Jacksontold the DFA On Wednesday. "We always wanted Rylan to stay over with us on weekends andit wasn't the first time he had spent the night with us atthe new flat." Jackson, who shares the flat with her two other children, Chad, 10,and Aiden, 13, said that on Sunday morning she sent Chad to takehis pet birds outside.
"Rylan was all around him, playing with the birds andfollowing the other two children around." She said the next thing she knew, Aiden came inside and said Rylanhad fallen. "Chad had picked him up and brought him inside. He wassemi-conscious at the time. When I took him in my arms, I saw thatthere was a bit of blood on the back of his head." According to Chad, Rylan slipped and fell through the bars, whichis adjacent to a cast-iron spiral emergency staircase, onto thecement outside.
"He was holding onto the bars, when heslipped and tried to regain his balance although he fell throughthe bars." After consulting their medical doctor, the family took the child tohospital, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit. "They did a scan soon after we arrived and then did anotherone later that afternoon. It was obvious that there was swelling onthe brain and there were also parts of the brain that weredamaged," Rylan's aunt, Anne Zaal, said. Rylan's condition continued to deteriorate and he was placedon a ventilator. "On Monday morning, the paediatrician calledthe family in and said he was brain dead and we needed to make adecision about whether to turn off the machines." Before the family could made the decision, however, Chad died.
"He was such a playful child," Jackson said."There are no words to describe him. He was the cleverestlittle thing and was always asking questions." The family are now concerned about the safety of the building."There is another little boy staying in the flats andsomething needs to be done before there is another tragedy." Jackson pointed out that, according to other residents, anotherchild also fell through the bars on a previous occasion. "They need to raise the bars all the way to the ceiling sothat the area is secure. They also need to make sure that the barsare close enough together to ensure that no child can slipthrough." Jackson said that she would never be able to return to the flat. The estate agent, Aida, who handles the property on behalf of theowners, said on Wednesday that as soon as they were informed of theaccident, they contacted the owners.
"They organised for a contractor to inspect the building andthe only thing he could find that could pose a safety risk was thewrought-iron staircase. The contractor will put a gate across thestaircase as a safety precaution," Kobus van der Walt said. He also pointed out that they had not received any complaints thatthe complex was unsafe from residents and added that he had noknowledge of any other child falling through the railings. "This is a tragic incident and we express our deepestsympathy to the family." Police spokesman, Lieutenant Olebogeng Tawana, on Wednesdayconfirmed the incident and said that the police were investigatingan inquest docket.
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