Cinderblock thrown through London, Ont. bedroom window, toddler injured
A London toddler is fortunate to have avoided serious injury after a giant cinderblock came through her bedroom window in the middle of the night.
“We’re incredibly lucky the cinderblock — by some miracle — flew on her bed, pushed her bed rail off and landed on the floor,” said Tiffany Addy, the mother of three-year-old Riiver Addy. “She didn't sustain any serious or permanently damaging injuries thankfully. It could have life altering or even killed her.”
Around 4 a.m. on March 26, Riiver was sleeping with her head right under the front window of her home on Emerson Avenue.
Her mother Tiffany initially awoke thinking something had fallen over in her twins’ room.
“Once we got to their room, Riiver was covered in glass and there was a giant cinderblock on the floor,” said Tiffany. “She was sleeping and I had to dig her out of shards of glass in order to pick her up.”
Riiver has a few lacerations on her cheek from either the glass or part of the window.
Tiffany immediately called paramedics and the London Police Service.
When police arrived, she said they were even shocked at the size and weight of the cinderblock which came from the garden in front of her house.
A large cinderblock was thrown through the front window of a home on Emerson Ave in London, Ont. on March 26, 2023. (Jim Knight/CTV News London)
Police tell CTV News London they have no suspect information and the investigation is active and ongoing.
Since the incident, the Tiffany has re-arranged the room, and swapped Riiver’s bed with a dresser — but her child remains on edge.
“She started to go to bed like normal but then I guess it must have flashed her in her mind,” said Tiffany. “She sat right up and was going on about like the window. I had to reassure her she was safe and she'd be alright.”
Tiffany said she doesn’t have any enemies, so she believes it was either random vandalism, or someone trying to break into the home.
A large cinderblock was thrown through the front window of a home on Emerson Ave in London, Ont. on March 26, 2023. (Jim Knight/CTV News London)
She added there isn’t much crime on her street, so this was unusual.
“The police have opened an investigation, so hopefully somebody's caught for it,” she said.
In the meantime, she’s trying hoping insurance will pay for the cost of the window, but feels even the deductible could be pricy.
If anyone is looking to help, they can contact her at addytiffany@gmail.com.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Quebec nurse had to clean up after husband's death in Montreal hospital
On a night she should have been mourning, a nurse from Quebec's Laurentians region says she was forced to clean up her husband after he died at a hospital in Montreal.
Northern Ont. lawyer who abandoned clients in child protection cases disbarred
A North Bay, Ont., lawyer who abandoned 15 clients – many of them child protection cases – has lost his licence to practise law.
Bank of Canada officials split on when to start cutting interest rates
Members of the Bank of Canada's governing council were split on how long the central bank should wait before it starts cutting interest rates when they met earlier this month.
Maple Leafs fall to Bruins in Game 3, trail series 2-1
Brad Marchand scored twice, including the winner in the third period, and added an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series Wednesday
Cuban government apologizes to Montreal-area family after delivering wrong body
Cuba's foreign affairs minister has apologized to a Montreal-area family after they were sent the wrong body following the death of a loved one.
'It was instant karma': Viral video captures failed theft attempt in Nanaimo, B.C.
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say two late-night revellers are lucky their allegedly drunken antics weren't reported to police after security cameras captured the men trying to steal a heavy sign from a downtown business.
What is changing about Canada's capital gains tax and how does it impact me?
The federal government's proposed change to capital gains taxation is expected to increase taxes on investments and mainly affect wealthy Canadians and businesses. Here's what you need to know about the move.
New Indigenous loan guarantee program a 'really big deal,' Freeland says at Toronto conference
Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was among the 1,700 delegates attending the two-day First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) conference that concluded Tuesday in Toronto.
'Life was not fair to him': Daughter of N.B. man exonerated of murder remembers him as a kind soul
The daughter of a New Brunswick man recently exonerated from murder, is remembering her father as somebody who, despite a wrongful conviction, never became bitter or angry.