webfact Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Man pushes boy in front of train in Germany, killing him Officials walk on a platform at the main train station in Frankfurt, Germany, July 29, 2019, after a 40-year-old man of African origin pushed an eight-year-old boy in front of an oncoming train, killing him, police said. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A 40-year-old Eritrean man killed an eight-year-old boy on Monday by pushing him in front of an oncoming train at Frankfurt's main train station in Germany, police said. The man also pushed the boy's mother but she survived. Police were unaware of any connection between the man and the victims and his motive was unclear, a police spokeswoman said. "According to witness reports, a 40-year-old man pushed the boy and his mother onto the track just as the ICE (high-speed train) was arriving. The mother, thank God, was able to save herself," the spokeswoman, Isabell Neumann, told reporters. "Unfortunately, the eight-year-old boy was run over by the ICE. He suffered fatal injuries," she added. "The man concerned ... fled the station after the crime. Passers-by took up the chase and the man was detained near the station." Neumann said the suspect was being questioned. The boy's mother was taken to hospital and would also be questioned. Frankfurt police said on Twitter the suspected perpetrator was an Eritrean citizen. Several platforms at Frankfurt station, a major rail hub in Germany, were closed after the incident. The police spokeswoman said the man tried to push a third person onto the track but the woman managed to defend herself. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer strongly condemned the "horrific act" and warned against jumping to any conclusions as police were still investigating. Seehofer said he would cut short his holidays to discuss the security situation with senior officials on Tuesday and inform the public afterwards. (Writing by Paul Carrel, editing by Larry King, William Maclean) -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-07-30 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NightSky Posted July 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2019 What a terrible tragedy, rip young lad. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BobBKK Posted July 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2019 Horrific! and all the do-gooders will be here soon saying poor guy he's mentally ill so it's ok. Terrible RiP 15 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post faraday Posted July 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2019 15 minutes ago, BobBKK said: Horrific! and all the do-gooders will be here soon saying poor guy he's mentally ill so it's ok. Terrible RiP Do you really think so? Being mentally ill doesn't excuse anyone from these horrible crimes. If goes to a secure unit, they're not an 'easy ride'. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted July 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2019 22 minutes ago, BobBKK said: Horrific! and all the do-gooders will be here soon saying poor guy he's mentally ill so it's ok. Terrible RiP Ask yourself: Who is mentally ill? 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post helpisgood Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 3 hours ago, webfact said: A 40-year-old Eritrean man killed an eight-year-old boy on Monday by pushing him in front of an oncoming train at Frankfurt's main train station in Germany Clearly, the adult perpetrator should be held fully accountable for this horrific crime. Perhaps, depending on the specifics, he should never be let out on the streets again due to the nature of the crime. My other concern is how the publicity may fuel far right-wing parties, who will very likely point out that this is yet another example of what must be done. As a result, the innocent people who are good citizens but belonging to a group targeted by such far right-wing groups may be unfairly punished for the heinous act of this individual. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BobBKK Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 33 minutes ago, faraday said: Do you really think so? Being mentally ill doesn't excuse anyone from these horrible crimes. If goes to a secure unit, they're not an 'easy ride'. Send him to hell better 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BobBKK Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 15 minutes ago, helpisgood said: Clearly, the adult perpetrator should be held fully accountable for this horrific crime. Perhaps, depending on the specifics, he should never be let out on the streets again due to the nature of the crime. My other concern is how the publicity may fuel far right-wing parties, who will very likely point out that this is yet another example of what must be done. As a result, the innocent people who are good citizens but belonging to a group targeted by such far right-wing groups may be unfairly punished for the heinous act of this individual. Depends doesn't it? on his status? legality? what is 'far right wing'? many decent, ordinary people have serious concerns about Europes losing identity and they are not members of any 'far right'. 17 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tug Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 I hope he got a good beat down when he was caught and please don’t feed the troll 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Probably family related , RIP 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post manarak Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 Just now, balo said: Probably family related , RIP you probably haven't read the news. not family related at all. rather imported nutjob related. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post manarak Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 BTW, this incident seems pretty similar to another murder that happened in Voerde near Duisburg on 20th July, where a man from Kosovo killed a woman by pushing her in front of a train. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodpav Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Horrible eye for a eye push him in front of a train 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aspaltso Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) The perpetrator was an Eritrean Immigrant. Why on earth would go to a country and then kill the people who live there and who you share the country with? If there are many of these people in Germany than Germany is going to pay a price for a very long time. #legacyofMerkel Edited July 30, 2019 by Aspaltso misspelling 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayWokeWhiteGuy Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Aspaltso said: The perpetrator was an Eritrean Immigrant. Why on earth would go to a country and then kill the people who live there and who you share the country with? If there are many of these people in Germany than Germany is going to pay a price for a very long time. #legacyofMerkel The guy likely has mental issues. What difference does it make where he came from? Would the boy be less dead had a fair-haired, blue-eyed German pushed him? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Post and reply containing false information reported and removed. The news of this situation is being widely reported. Continue with posting inflammatory posts will get earn a suspension. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPI Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 3 hours ago, helpisgood said: Clearly, the adult perpetrator should be held fully accountable for this horrific crime. Perhaps, depending on the specifics, he should never be let out on the streets again due to the nature of the crime. My other concern is how the publicity may fuel far right-wing parties, who will very likely point out that this is yet another example of what must be done. As a result, the innocent people who are good citizens but belonging to a group targeted by such far right-wing groups may be unfairly punished for the heinous act of this individual. I suppose your second paragraph displays your bias, "left wing "parties would never ever target innocent groups of people for punishment, especially not "right wing" groups like policemen or immigration officials? ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBKK Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 24 minutes ago, WayWokeWhiteGuy said: The guy likely has mental issues. What difference does it make where he came from? Would the boy be less dead had a fair-haired, blue-eyed German pushed him? That is true but if this guy was there illegally and was stopped then the young boy would be alive? it's not actually about fair-haired, blue eyed as we'd say the same if he was not there legally. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, BobBKK said: That is true but if this guy was there illegally and was stopped then the young boy would be alive? it's not actually about fair-haired, blue eyed as we'd say the same if he was not there legally. Do you have evidence the guy was there illegally? Yes or no will do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BobBKK Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said: Do you have evidence the guy was there illegally? Yes or no will do. See my post #8 "depends" and post #22 "if" 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, BobBKK said: See my post #8 "depends" and post #22 "if" Yep, rumour mongering. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 It may have the form of a human being, but it is not human. Kill it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BobBKK Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 Just now, Chomper Higgot said: Yep, rumour mongering. Nope, in reply to a poster. I believe you trolling yet again. But let's see?"According to news channel NTV, the suspect is a citizen of Eritrea."https://www.rte.ie/news/2019/0729/1065862-boy-killed-by-train-in-germany/ 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 An inflammatory post and a reply has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joe Mcseismic Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Isaanbiker said: Cut his head off and then stone him. RIP little boy. Wouldn't it be more effective to do it the other way around? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RickBradford Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 If the self-styled European elites and their media allies are true to their previous form, the lessons to be learned from this horrific tragedy are: 1 ) Europe needs more migration from the Third World, not less. 2 ) The real danger is a right-wing nationalist backlash against immigrants. 3 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, RickBradford said: If the self-styled European elites and their media allies are true to their previous form, the lessons to be learned from this horrific tragedy are: 1 ) Europe needs more migration from the Third World, not less. 2 ) The real danger is a right-wing nationalist backlash against immigrants. The discussion is not ''Immigration" or your styling others as 'self-styled European elites'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I'm surprised that the access platform for a high speed train doesn't have automated gates to prevent train strikes, especially in an advanced country like Germany. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 7 hours ago, webfact said: The mother, thank God no doubt the same god letting the man push them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickBradford Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 22 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said: The discussion is not ''Immigration" or your styling others as 'self-styled European elites'. The perpetrator was an immigrant from Eritrea, and the reaction of governing "elites" is predictable after horrific murders such as this. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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