Germany: Child dies after being pushed in front of train

BERLIN

An 8-year-old boy was killed at Frankfurt's main station on Monday after being pushed in front of a high-speed train.

Police said the suspect, a 40-year-old man from Eritrea, was arrested while trying to flee the station.

Eyewitnesses told local media that the suspect first pushed the boy’s mother onto the tracks, but she managed to escape.

After pushing the child onto the tracks, the suspect also attempted to push a third person in front of the train.

The suspect’s motive remained unclear, and police said the child and his mother were unknown to him, according to a preliminary investigation.