Key Points That Raise Questions:
Age of the Children
A 21-day-old baby was allegedly thrown by a five-year-old sibling.
Five-year-olds have very limited strength and motor coordination. While they can lift small objects, throwing a 21-day-old baby out of a fourth-floor window (roughly 40 feet / 12 meters high) seems extremely unlikely physically. Even if a child could push or drop the baby from a low height, the mechanics of getting a newborn out a window at that height would require adult-level strength or assistance.
Parental Supervision and Environment
The mother was visiting a friend and the father was at work. Leaving a 21-day-old and a five-year-old alone is extremely dangerous — true — but most reports suggest that a 21-day-old requires constant care, and a responsible household would not leave such an infant unsupervised even briefly.
The story frames the incident as something the five-year-old “did out of jealousy,” but experts often note that incidents like this are rarely the result of simple emotions in such young children. It raises the possibility of accidental mishandling or neglect rather than deliberate intent.
Psychological Plausibility
The narrative implies the five-year-old acted in a “fit of jealousy and confusion.” While sibling jealousy exists even at that age, a five-year-old is extremely unlikely to conceptualize throwing a baby out of a window as a way to express emotion.
Experts on child development would argue that accidental injury is a far more plausible scenario than premeditated action at age five.
Reporting and Narrative Framing
Local sources suggest “jealousy” played a role, but this may be speculative or oversimplified reporting. Often, tragedies are reported with incomplete information, and newspapers may frame events dramatically before the investigation concludes.
The focus on the five-year-old as the “perpetrator” could inadvertently misrepresent reality; in many cases, parental negligence or unsafe living conditions are the main factors.
Likely Scenario Based on Analysis
The primary cause is probably parental neglect: leaving a newborn and a young child unsupervised in a high-risk environment.
The five-year-old may have been involved in the baby’s fall, but likely unintentionally — not as a deliberate act of violence.
Investigators will need to determine whether there were structural hazards (open windows, lack of barriers), accidental mishandling, or other environmental factors contributing to the tragedy.
Bottom Line
While the headline makes it sound like a deliberate act by a five-year-old, the details don’t fully support that conclusion. Physically, psychologically, and legally, the more plausible explanation is neglect and accident rather than intentional harm. The tragedy lies in a combination of unsupervised care and an unsafe environment, which led to an unthinkable outcome.