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The 5-year-old boy who suffered severe injuries after he was allegedlythrown from a third-floor balconyat the Mall of America is showing signs of recovery, according to a family friend.
The boy’s latest test results have been positive, though he remains in intensive care after he endured massive head trauma and multiple broken bones in his arms and legs, Noah Hanneman, who launched aGoFundMepage in support of the family, wrote.
Family attorney Stephen Tillitt did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Hanneman did not clarify which types of tests have yielded positive results.
Police say the boy, named Landen, was thrown an estimated 40 feet over the railing to the Minnesota mall’s first floor while standing with his mother outside the third-floor Rainforest Café on April 12.
Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, 24, was arrested and charged on suspicion ofattempted premeditated first-degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years to life in prison. It is unclear if he has an attorney.
Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda.Bloomington Police Department
Aranda allegedly told police he had first considered choosing to kill an adult at the mall on Thursday “because they usually stand near the balcony,” but that did not “work out,” the criminal complaint states.
Hanneman’sGoFundMe pageto help cover the boy’s “immense” medical and rehabilitation expenses has so far raised more than $945,000.
Hanneman wrote on the page last week that Landen is making “small steps towards the healing process.”
He added that Landen’s condition is “similar to previous days,” but that “each new day is a good day.”
“Landen’s recovery is expected to be ongoing for a long time. While it’s hard to estimate costs, this will change everything for their family and require much of their time and focus,” he wrote.
source: people.com
