Kochi, Oct 1 (PTI) A 17-year-old boy died after he fell from the balcony of his house in a private apartment complex here, police said on Saturday.

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Neil Jose George fell from the fourth floor of the apartment complex on Friday night.

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We have registered a case and have begun the inquest, they said.

It is suspected that the boy accidently slipped and fell. "He was taken to a private hospital nearby but could not be saved," they added.

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