Man Who Rescued Dangling Boy Appreciated By Boy’s Family, Macron

The family of a small boy dramatically rescued after dangling from a balcony in Paris, France have expressed their thanks to Mamoudou Gassama, the Malian man who saved him.

“He’s truly a hero,” the boy’s grandmother said of migrant Mamoudou Gassama, who scaled four floors to pluck the child from danger.

The four-year-old’s father, who had left him in their flat and gone shopping, faces charges of failing to look after his child, reports say.

French President Emmanuel Macron personally thanked him, gave him a medal for courage, offered him citizenship and said he would also be offered a role in the fire service.