Boy falls to his death

Investigators at the Central Police District-Criminal Investigation Unit (CPD-CIU) are investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy who fell from the seventh floor window of a hotel in Cubao, Quezon City the other day.

Rheilnan Joseph Zafra, who had been billeted with his family at Room 702 of Fernandina Suite 88 located along P. Tuazon Boulevard, died while undergoing treatment at the Quirino Memorial Medical Center. 

Police said blood was oozing from the boy’s face after he landed on the roof of an adjacent structure.

Investigators said the incident happened at around 3:15 p.m. last Wednesday. 

The family housemaid identified as Grace Fernandez sought immediate assistance from room boys Marlon Carolla and Jun Tadios after the boy fell from the window. – Katherine Adraneda