Two arrested after toddler falls from window

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A toddler was injured after falling from a second-storey window

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Two people have been arrested after a boy was injured in a fall from a second-floor window.

Emergency services were called to the toddler’s home in the Harehill Road area of Chesterfield at about 11:00 BST on Tuesday.

A 20-month-old boy was injured and was taken by air ambulance to Sheffield Children's Hospital for treatment.

On Wednesday, the force said a 20-year-old woman and 24-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of child neglect.

The pair have been released on police bail pending further inquiries.

Derbyshire Police said the toddler's injuries were neither life-threatening nor life-changing.

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