Four children thrown off house balcony in a shocking domestic abuse incident

Following the incident, all four children were hospitalised in the city of Zadar, where attending physicians told local media that two of the four children had sustained serious injuries during the 6-metre fall, including one transferred to the hospital's intensive care unit. The hospital said that the other two are not in a life-threatening condition.

According to witness' accounts, the man reportedly turned himself in to the local police station immediately after the incident, and a police investigation is now under way.

At the start of the government's meeting on Thursday Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic told reporters he was shocked by what he referred to as a "monstrous incident."

Follow N1 via mobile apps for Android | iPhone/iPad | Windows| and social media on Twitter | Facebook.