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A 5-year-old Bronx boy was battered but alive after tumbling to the sidewalk from a second-story fire escape at his family’s apartment building Monday, his parents told The Post. Little Javonte Francis climbed out of the family’s fourth-floor window while his parents and older siblings were home at the East 167th Street building shortly before 11 a.
m., scrambled down two flights on the fire escape, then fell to the ground and was rushed into surgery at Harlem Hospital but will make it through, the family said. “A miracle,” Javonte’s mom, Luzkeishia Fortys, said at the Morrisania apartment building hours after the frightening mishap. “The grace of God. I’m gonna be honest — the grace of God.“He walking. He was screaming,” Fortys said. “He was conscious. He was fighting, arguing with the paramedics and everything.” The boy’s dad said his son is “pretty alright,” adding the boy suffered a fractured rib and stitches on his chin and had to have two back teeth pulled. New Nancy Guthrie ransom notes sent to TMZ claim to know her location as Savannah makes 'Today' show returnSnow, cold front headed for Northeast, including NY, putting spring on hold The mom said she was napping when her young son snuck out the window and fell — and the next time she saw the boy, he was in the arms of a cop. Police responded to a 911 call at the Morrisania building around 10:55 a.m. and found the injured child on the sidewalk — with a neighbor banging on the door to notify the family of the tragedy, sources said. Javonte’s father, Javon Francis, said the boy is autistic and a bit of an escape artist who has a knack for opening doors and windows — and said those at their apartment are equipped with safety gates. “It’s like an invitation for him,” Francis said of the set-up, which the parents said is still not secure.Fortys said the landlord has known about their safety concern since her son was barely walking. “That’s all I ever asked for, to fix the windows,” she said. “ knows that my son is severely autistic .I’ve been living here since my son was 1 year old.New Nancy Guthrie ransom notes sent to TMZ claim to know her location as Savannah makes 'Today' show returnCBS reveals 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' replacementCharles GasparinoMisty Copeland uses this serum almost every day: ‘Really good for any imperfections and impurities’Stream It Or Skip It: 'Dear Killer Nannies' On Hulu, A Drama Detailing The Life Of Pablo Escobar's Son And The Drug War He Inherited New Nancy Guthrie ransom notes sent to TMZ claim to know her location as Savannah makes 'Today' show return
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