Roof-fall boy improves

THE 13-year-old boy left fighting for his life after falling 20ft through a factory roof is now said to be improving in hospital.

The youngster, who crashed through the roof of R Robertson Ltd, in Mersey Road North, Failsworth, is now off the critical list at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

He suffered severe head injuries and suspected spinal injuries when he plunged through the roof after climbing up with a group of friends.


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