Boy, eight, is killed in Germany after ten-year-old child throws a log from a 15-storey building as he cycled past
- Younger boy was hit by the log as he cycled past a 15-storey block in Berlin
- Investigators tracked down the 10-year-old who admitted throwing log
- Police found the clothes he was wearing at the time of the incident
An eight-year-old boy was today killed by a log thrown deliberately from a tower block by a 10-year-old in Berlin.
According to witnesses, the younger boy was hit by the log as he cycled past the 15-story block in the German capital’s Reinickendorf district on Sunday. He died of head injuries at the scene.
‘The boy was pedaling right now, when this huge trunk flew, hit the child on the head,’ says eyewitness Sabine H told BILD.
I’ll never forget that sound. It was awful.’
Prosecutors said Tuesday that video footage and other evidence led investigators to the 10-year-old, who admitted throwing the log.
Police found the clothes he was wearing at the time of the incident in a search of his parents’ apartment.
Detectives believe the boy threw the log on purpose. They earlier ruled out a 12-year-old resident as a suspect.
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An eight-year-old boy in Berlin has been fatally injured by a log thrown from an apartment block, and prosecutors say that a 10-year-old is a suspect
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