Four people have been arrested after a three-year-old boy fell from a window in Southampton.

The child was injured and taken to hospital at around 6.35pm on Wednesday after falling from a property in South front, near Hoglands Park.

Two women, 26 and 45, and two men, 29 and 45, have been arrested on suspicion of assault/ill-treat/neglect/abandon a child/young person.

The air ambulance landed at nearby Hoglands Park.

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A Hampshire police spokesperson said: "We were called at 6.35pm on Wednesday 4 September to a report of the concern for the welfare of a three-year-old child at an address on South Front in Southampton.

"It was reported that the boy had fallen from a window, he has been taken to hospital where he remains in a serious condition.

"Police attended and remain at the location at the current time carrying out enquiries into the circumstances of the incident."

They added: "All four remain in police custody at the current time. 

"Anyone who was in the area at the time and saw what happened, or anyone with any information that may assist our enquiries, is asked to call 101 quoting the reference number 44240380147."