Girl hurt in flat fall named

Police had visited the flat earlier on Thursday evening

A girl found seriously injured after her mother apparently jumped to her death from a block of flats has been named.

Three-year-old Yazmina Alvarez-Delgardo was hurt in a fall from a block of flats in Hawley Court, London Road, Maidstone.

She is said to be stable but sedated in hospital and her condition is no longer described as life-threatening.

Her 33-year-old mother, Maxine Carr, is believed to have jumped from the flats, where she lived, in the early hours of Friday.

The girl's condition has improved significantly - she is now stable Kent Police spokeswoman

It is still not clear whether the child also jumped, or fell accidentally, or was being held by her mother when she apparently jumped.

The girl, who suffered broken bones in the fall, underwent surgery at Guy's Hospital in London and was taken off the critical list on Monday.

A police spokeswoman said on Monday: "The girl's condition has improved significantly. She is now stable.

"She remains sedated but her injuries are not thought to be life threatening."

Police Complaints Authority

Kent Police's handling of the incident is being examined by the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), after officers visited the flat earlier in the evening after calls from worried neighbours, but left content that neither the woman nor her daughter were at risk.

The force referred the case to the PCA voluntarily.

The woman and her daughter were found on the ground outside the flats by ambulance crews after a second call from neighbours to the emergency services.

Police decided not to send anyone to the scene at the time of the second call, by which time it is believed the woman was already dead.

Chief Superintendent Chris Eyre told the BBC that Kent Police had referred the incident to the PCA so it could rule on whether the force had handled the incident properly.