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Elderly man hospitalised after timely police response
An elderly man found sprawled on the floor of his house was hospitalised after prompt action by a sergeant and constable from the Qormi District Police, who scaled a storey-and-a-half-high wall to enter the residence.
11 September 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
The police were informed of the case yesterday, September 10, 2013, at about 8.30 p.m., by the man's nephew, a 53-year-old who lives in Qormi, who had not seen his uncle, a 78-year-old, for the past two days.
The sergeant and constable immediately rushed to the elderly man's residence in Triq San Ġorġ, Qormi, where they found him lying on the floor when they looked through his letterbox.
Seeing this, the police officers called for an ambulance before climbing a storey-and-a-half-high wall into a garden at the back of the house, assisted by the nephew, who provided them with two ladders.
The sergeant and constable then broke through a window in order to enter the residence and let a medical team, which had arrived on site, in through the front door.
The police were subsequently informed that the elderly man did not sustain any injuries and was in a stable condition.
Preliminary investigations also ruled out any foul play.
