CHENNAI: A two-year-old boy died on Thursday after he fell off the second floor of his house in Dargah Street at Otteri here on Wednesday night.
Police said Abbas, son of Ashiq Ali, was playing near the balcony when he slipped and fell. He suffered severe head injuries.
Abbas's mother was cooking when the incident happened.
The boy was admitted to a private hospital at Chetpet.
He was later shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.