A British boy, 17, has been declared brain dead after a horror fall from a hotel balcony in Athens, Greece. The incident happened at around 5am when the emergency services took the boy to Athens’ Red Cross (Erythros Stavros) Hospital. According to the doctors at the hospital, the boy suffered unsurvivable brain injuries
The exact circumstances surrounding the fall remain under active investigation by local police, reports ekathimerini.com. A 37-year-old kiost employee has been arrested on the charges of fatal endangerment, as well as violations of laws regulating the sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors.
According to police, the employee sold alcohol to the teenager after the minor reportedly presented a fraudulent driver’s license as proof of age.