Child in hospital after falling from 8th-floor balcony

TORONTO -- A seven-year old child who fell from an eight-floor balcony in north-end Toronto on Thursday will survive his injuries.

The boy fell from the highrise balcony just before 7 p.m. (near Wilson Ave. and Keele St.).

Police say the boy suffered broken bones but was conscious when they arrived and is being treated in hospital.

Sgt. Claudio Martelluzzi says it appears that the ground was saturated by recent rain and that broke some of the fall.

Police also say the boy fell from a bedroom window while a birthday party being attended by several adults and other children was being held in the apartment at the time.

Police have questioned the boy's parents and continue to investigate the incident.