Boy, 8, dies after being pushed in front of train in
Frankfurt
According to news channel NTV, the suspect is a citizen of
Eritrea, reported AFP.
It came just over a week after a woman was pushed in front
of a train at the station of the small town of Voerde in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The 34-year-old mother-of-one died at the scene. A 28-year-old man was
arrested.
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Boy, 8, dies after being pushed in front of train in
Frankfurt
A child has died after being pushed onto the tracks, along
with his mother, in front of a train at Frankfurt's main station.
The eight-year-old boy – and his 40-year-old mother – were
pushed onto the tracks in front of an oncoming high-speed train as it was
arriving at the station. Police said in a statement that the child was hit by
the train and died at the scene.
His mother was able to escape and climb up onto the footpath
between platform seven and eight. She was taken to hospital. There is currently
no information on her injuries.
Police said initial findings suggest the suspect then
attempted to push another person onto the tracks but that person was able to
escape.
In a tweet Frankfurt police confirmed that "a man had
pushed a child" onto the tracks.
The alleged perpetrator, a 40-year-old man, who is said to
be of no relation to the victims, then tried to flee the main station. However,
onlookers chased him and detained him there until police arrived.
Frankfurt police are trying to establish the exact
circumstances surrounding the tragic incident. They have opened a murder inquiry and were questioning the 40-year-old
suspect on Monday for possible motives.
"The boy and his mother were pushed in front of an
arriving train," said a police spokeswoman. "The mother was able to
save herself."
It happened at around 9.50am on Monday at platform seven of
the station. The ICE 529 train had reportedly been travelling from Düsseldorf
to Munich.
Regional media broadcaster Hessenschau said, according to a
witness, that several children were on the platform when the attack occurred.
Emergency services at the scene at Frankfurt main station.
Photo: DPA
"People collapsed howling," the eyewitness who was
sitting on the train at the time told the Hessenschau.
Four tracks have been closed while investigations get
underway, a spokeswoman for Deutsche Bahn said. Passengers travelling by train
today should check for any disruption.
According to news channel NTV, the suspect is a citizen of
Eritrea, reported AFP.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party quickly
linked the case to a mass influx of migrants and refugees in recent years.
"The hideousness of this act can hardly be
surpassed," wrote the party's Alice Weidel on Twitter, demanding that the
government "finally start to protect the citizens of this country".
It came just over a week after a woman was pushed in front
of a train at the station of the small town of Voerde in North
Rhine-Westphalia. The 34-year-old mother-of-one died at the scene. A
28-year-old man was arrested.
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