Boy Falls To His Death In Essex County, Grieving Mom Sues Building Owner: Report

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A bereaved mother is suing the owners of her apartment building after her 2-year-old child fell 20 stories to his death in Newark, a report says.

The fatal fall took place around 7 a.m. on Nov. 15 at 455 Elizabeth Avenue, otherwise known as Elizabeth Towers.

The child was pronounced dead at the scene, Essex County prosecutors previously said.

On Dec. 23, the boy’s mother – who also has two other young children – filed a lawsuit against 455 Elizabeth Avenue LLC, which owns the building, NJ Advance Media reported.

The lawsuit claims that negligence contributed to the deadly fall, alleging that the apartment’s windows were made of thin Plexiglas sheets that were glued onto the window frame in place of normal glass – some of which were “shoddily and dangerously” installed.

According to the lawsuit, the woman previously notified building workers that the windows were unsafe, NJ Advance Media reported.

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