Crime & Safety

Stamford Child Struck On Head By A Television Dies: Report

The child was initially injured on Thursday.

STAMFORD, CT — The 2-year-old Stamford boy who was struck on the head by a falling television set Thursday has died, reports the Stamford Advocate.

The child, who's identity was not released by police, passed away at Yale New Haven Hospital on Friday afternoon.

An old, picture tube television, which weighed an estimated 70 pounds, fell on the child. The incident remains under investigation.

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