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Child 'thrown' from Tate Modern in critical but stable condition (London)
The Guardian ^ | 8-5-19 | The Guardian

Posted on 08/05/2019 6:52:29 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes

The condition of a six-year-old boy allegedly thrown from a 10th-floor viewing platform at Tate Modern in London has improved slightly but he remains critically ill, the Metropolitan police have said.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the incident on Sunday afternoon and remains in custody.

The child, who was found on a fifth-floor roof, is in a London hospital. His family were being supported by police, the Met said.

“Officers continue to work hard to establish the circumstances of yesterday’s incident,” it said. The suspect had remained with members of the public at the Tate after the incident. There was nothing to suggest he was known to the victim, the police statement said. The mental health of the teenager is one line of inquiry.

Officers were called to the gallery at about 2.40pm on Sunday. The child was treated at the scene before being flown to hospital by the air ambulance.

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A journalist, Olga Malchevska, was on the viewing platform when the boy fell and described what happened as “absolutely terrifying”. She told BBC Breakfast: “I saw that woman who was running and shouting ‘My son, oh my son’ and she was crying desperately.”

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Nancy Barnfield, an administration worker from Rochdale, was on the viewing gallery with a friend and their children when her friend heard a “loud bang”.

Barnfield said she turned around and saw a woman screaming, “Where’s my son, where’s my son?”

Members of the public quickly gathered around a man who was nearby, she said. “We did not notice the mum before, we noticed her after because she was hysterical by then.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: islam; muslim
First, a child was thrown off a balcony at the Mall of America.

Now, a child has been (allegedly) thrown off a building at this gallery in London.

Hope the two sets of parents can connect somehow to support each other.

1 posted on 08/05/2019 6:52:29 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Tired of Taxes

Wasn’t there a kid tossed off a train platform too?


2 posted on 08/05/2019 6:54:31 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: VanDeKoik

Oh, my, you’re right. I hadn’t heard that story before.

https://news.yahoo.com/child-killed-being-pushed-front-152840061.html


3 posted on 08/05/2019 7:01:15 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes (Keep fighting, Nick!)
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I blame white nationalism


4 posted on 08/05/2019 7:02:55 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Free Assange)
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To: Tired of Taxes

No details about the perp. To be fair, he is a minor...


5 posted on 08/05/2019 7:04:01 AM PDT by null and void (When the only tool you have is a hammer, ALL your problems look like skulls.)
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To: VanDeKoik

Germany, pushed by an African migrant.

Germany: Boy dies after being pushed in front of train
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-boy-dies-after-being-pushed-in-front-of-train/a-49785190


6 posted on 08/05/2019 7:08:11 AM PDT by tbw2
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To: All

Yeah. Nazi’s everywhere....


7 posted on 08/05/2019 7:09:31 AM PDT by TheTimeOfMan (The Eloi unexpectedly protected the Morlocks from rogue Eloi as they themselves prepared to be eaten)
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To: Tired of Taxes
I wonder if this is the same one? I saw it yesterday on Skeeter McCoy's site. But he's been wrong about other things, so I'll just leave it there. But if he is right, the perp doesn't look 17 to me.


Skeeter: "I have noticed there is no more coverage on the man who recently through a six year old Boy off a Building in the UK. In other words the Media doesn’t want to offend their beloved Muslims and they can’t blame Guns for this."

8 posted on 08/05/2019 7:15:55 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: escapefromboston

Soon after that nut bag killed people in the gay bar in Florida, some dems/leftists were blaming the “toxic, Christian environment “ surrounding the poor muslim killer.


9 posted on 08/05/2019 7:17:47 AM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the disco)
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To: LibWhacker
No, never mind. Skeeter's pic was taken in South Africa. Sorry. Found it here with TinEye.
10 posted on 08/05/2019 7:19:53 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

Horrible - a father throwing his child off a roof.
(Thankful to hear that she was caught safely.)

With these last few cases, total strangers seem to be randomly throwing or pushing children.


11 posted on 08/05/2019 7:35:40 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes (Keep fighting, Nick!)
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To: Tired of Taxes

Critically ILL?


12 posted on 08/05/2019 9:21:53 AM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: Tired of Taxes

“Child ‘thrown’ from Tate Modern in critical but stable condition (London)”

What or who the hell is a “Tate Modern”? /s

“Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London”


13 posted on 08/05/2019 10:40:19 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: LibWhacker

That CANNOT be a REAL picture!!!! GOD FORBID!


14 posted on 08/05/2019 4:11:37 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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