child thrown from seventh story balcony to his death

Tragic news out of New York... Yesterday in Queens, a two year old boy died when he was thrown from a seventh story terrace by a "distraught" woman living in his family's apartment. Authorities have identified the suspect as Xiao Aiu Cai: Toddler thrown to his death in Queens.

The woman, whom the authorities identified as Xiao Aiu Cai, 53, had a confrontation with someone else in the apartment and - for unknown reasons - lashed out at the boy, grabbed him, ran onto the balcony and threw him from it about 8:35 p.m., the authorities said.

Richard A. Brown, the Queens district attorney, said at the scene that the woman had been fighting with her daughter just before she turned to the boy and threw him from the home.

He said that the woman had been on medication and was very depressed.

The woman was taken into custody and was expected to be charged with murder.

The toddler, whose name was withheld, died at the hospital shortly after the fall. I don't know what the hell happened here, but according to authorities, the woman had a history of depression and had recently been under psychiatric care. Unbelievable. More here: Toddler thrown to his death in Queens.