i'm sad for her, what could be worse than this?

Very sad but being 8 floors up she should have found someone to watch the baby no matter if he was a sleep or not babys do climb and do thing if you dont take care to watch them sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I would wonder why a four year old was left at home alone and why the balcony was available to him. At four a child can be taught basic safety. I feel that there is something not right here. Some of this story is missing. On the positive side of this, if I were this woman the guilt I would feel would be almost unbearable, by going through a court case and paying a penalty for this action or rather lack of action, some of that guilt may be relieved. I hope someone is watching her very closely to make sure she doesn't do damage to herself.

I am sad for her because all that happened but it also looks like she could have got a neighbor to sit with him long enough to go check on a job but then again who knows if they would have done it.

I feel for her having lost her husband but there are reasons we should NOT leave small children alone in the home, she neglected her son and because of her careless behaviour her small helpless son lost his life when it had barely began! ok she may be suffering enough having lost him and she has that guilt to carry for the rest of her life but at least she has a life something that has been cruelly snatched from her son through her own stupidity.

A sad story, indeed. Had it happened in the US, the results would have been the same. A 4 year old cannot legally be left alone without adult, or near adult, supervision. Teen age children are allowed to care for younger ones.

that is sad. loosing her husband and son, but she should have known better to leave the kids alone at a young age. she should have asked someone to keep an eye on the kids.

I agree with others who say she shouldn't have left her child at home alone. That is stupid and shows that she lacks any common sense or fear for the welfare of her child. I have some compassion for her, I would want to die if that happened to me but it would never happen--I never left my children alone, would not even go outside the house to garden if they had no one to watch them. The trouble is that when people like her make mistakes or errors in judgment, the results are often permanent and affect more people than just themselves. I am sorry she is going through this agony but she had control over this situation and decided (consciously or subconsciously) that her son wasn't important enough to protect.

Its a sad story, but why did she leave her four year old son alone at home, even if he was sleeping, he'd eventually wake up. I don't understand why she did that, I wouldn't even leave my 13 yr. old nephew at the house by himself, there's too much stuff for him to get in to. What was she going to do if she got the job, surely she wouldn't leave him home all the time?

I think the mother is doing something very wrong here. She shouldn't leave her son alone in the apartment, no matter where she go. If she don't want to bring her son along when go for interview, she should at least find someone to take care of her son before she left him at home. I prefer not to leave my son alone at home, although sometimes i do feels very difficult to bring a little boy alone when go shopping. We should understand that little child is very naughty and naive, so we should never leave them even for a seconds without any supervision. Now, i think she do feels very miserable for her mistake.

How horrible!Why oh why do people think its ok to leave a child alone for a minute. What makes people think this is ok to do. I won't leave my 3 almost 4 year old granddaughter alone just to get the mail 5 houses away from my home. I just won't do it. Anything can happen and it only takes a minute. I feel bad that she lost both her husband and son but the son could have been prevented. A neighbor or a friend could have watched him if not reschedule the appointment.

I am sure she was devastated with what happened and that she didn't like her son to die but then, if she was precautious enough, this wouldn't have happened. It would hurt her for the rest of her life. She can't bring back her son's life no matter how she repents. I am so sorry for her.

Life is unfair

I am certainly very shocked and saddened to hear the heart-breaking news about this lady. Sometimes illfortune seems to follow us like a hurricane. However one must never lose hope and courage. We can find our strength sometimes in the most dfficult of situations. I hope and pray that the young lady finds her strength to move on in life and finds hope in her life.

what a sad story :( life is so hard huh ? :( lets pray together for poor people in the world. also lets say thanks to god for HIS bless :)

As much as I sympathize with the poor woman she did not make a good choice when she decided to leave her son home unattended. Anyone who has been around children of that age would know the situations they can get themselves into when left on their own. I suppose all that she can do now is throw herself on the mercy of the court. She will have to live with this burden the rest of her life.

Hmm, the railing on that balcony seems a bit too high for a 4 year old boy to climb on. Though we really have no idea to what extent a 4 year old boy can do. They're just so resourceful and creative. Sad to see that creativity and determination of a small child result in a tragic end. Im worried about the mother. She might just snap from everything. She has lost her husband and now, her little boy who hasnt even fully experienced life. She is still also young. I think she would need all the support from family and friends so that over time she would be able to heal from this ordeal. Life can be soo unfair and can be really just too short for some.

Well, it is her own fault! Why would a woman who has already lost someone leave a 4 year old child alone in an apartment building? That is just down right dumb!! Ofcourse I feel bad for her losing her loved ones but come on. A four year old??!! Surely she could ask a friend or make a deal with a day care or something so she would have a safe place for her son to stay while she was gone. Unbelieveable! You never know what might have happened while she was gone. Obviously one of the more horrible ones did.

well this may very well be a sad story but i lost my hubby and my kids were even grown but i still worried about them and done everything possible for their safety. looks like she wouldnt want to loose another close loved one. especially a child. im sorry if it seems cold but she deserves whatever she gets. i get so tired of people not watching or taking care of their kids properly the last thing she should have done was chance loosing her child also. yes my kids had accidents but not due to any negligence of mine. what would ever posess her to leave her child alone?!!!

This mother must feel like ending her own life now. It just shows that you cannot leave a young child alone for even minutes. And leaving him with access to that high balcony makes it even worse. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand I do feel for her. On the other hand it seems criminal to take that risk with a four year old.

That really a sad story for this lady. I think justice should not be serve for her because she is acted without knowledge on the occasion where her son fell into the ground...They should be investigated the fact for what is the reason leaving her son not knowing for the consequences she has made...