Boy, 6, fatally drops premature infant on head while ‘roaming’ neonatal unit of French hospital: report

A 6-year-old boy, left by his mother to roam a French children’s hospital, grabbed and dropped a premature baby girl, killing her, according to reports.

The days-old baby, born two-months premature, was declared brain dead Tuesday at Jeanne-de-Flandre Children’s Hospital in Lille after the “disruptive” child snatched her by the diaper and pulled her onto the floor of the neonatal unit where she fatally slammed her head, according to local La Voix Du Nord.

Family of the tragic infant said the boy previously entered their room and said the girl “looked like a doll,” the report said.

The tragic infant was declared dead on Tuesday after suffering the traumatic brain injury last Friday. Nenov Brothers – stock.adobe.com

Authorities declared the infant dead on Tuesday and opened an investigation into the incident.

The infant, identified as Cassandra Zayneb, was born via caesarean section on July 6 to a 23-year-old first-time mother, whose family revealed that the problematic 6-year-old is the son of another mother staying in the ward.

“He would arrive in the morning at 7 a.m., he spent his time running around the corridors all day,” the infant’s grandmother explained to the outlet.

“All the mothers were complaining, a nurse even warned the mother of this child that there was a problem. He was entering the other rooms,” the grandmother said. 

Jeanne de Flandre Children’s Hospital is launching an internal investigation of the horrifying incident. AFP via Getty Images

“He also entered Zayneb’s room for the first time. He said she looked like a doll, and my husband, who was there, took him out,” the grandmother told La Voix Du Nord.

Days later, a mother in a neighboring room reported hearing a “loud bang” — and nurses found the infant on the floor at the feet of the 6-year-old boy.

“We’re all very shocked, especially his mother. This should never have happened. My daughter and son-in-law must file a complaint. We also called the police,” the bereaved grandmother said.