Boy thrown from shopping centre balcony returns home five months later

4 September 2019 at 3:52 am

A five-year-old boy has returned home nearly five months after he was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minnesota.

The boy’s family said Tuesday (local time) on a GoFundMe page that young Landen had completed inpatient treatment and had returned home.

The crowd-funding page set up for Landen has surpassed $1.4 million.

The 5-year-old boy was thrown from a third-floor balcony at Minnesota's Mall of America. Source: Getty

KSTP-TV reports the boy will continue to receive outpatient rehabilitation for multiple injuries.

The boy’s family said in August that he had been moved from intensive care and into a rehabilitation program.

Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, charged with attempted homicide of a 5-year-old boy thrown or pushed from a third-floor balcony at Minnesota's Mall of America, is seen in this combination photo from police released pictures in Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S., on April 12, 2019. Courtesy City of Bloomington Police Department/Handout via REUTERS — Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda was charged with attempted homicide of the 5-year-old in April. Source: Reuters

“We are so thankful, and we rejoice in the Lord’s blessings to our family,” the family said in a statement quoted by the Star Tribune .

The boy was thrown nearly 12.2 metres to the ground by a stranger in April.

5-year-old Landen who was thrown from a third-floor balcony at Minnesota's Mall of America. — Five-year-old Landen has finally returned home. Source: Facebook

The man who threw Landen, Emmanuel Aranda, pleaded guilty to attempted premeditated first-degree murder.

He told investigators he went to the Bloomington mall “looking for someone to kill” after women had rejected his advances.

Aranda filed notice Friday to appeal his case to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

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