Ambulance controllers ‘not aware boy fell from window’ in Midleton

An ambulance going to the aid of a stricken toddler was called off after controllers were not told on a 999 call the child fell from an upstairs window, and believed he sustained a “bump” after a “simple” fall.

Vakaris Martinaitis died on May 8, two days after he sustained horrific head injuries in the fall at his family’s home at the Paddocks, Castleredmond, Midleton.

The HSE launched an investigation into how the ambulance service dealt with the 999 call following the fall, including the fact that ambulance control said no ambulance was available.