30 Jul 2019

Boy dies in Frankfurt after being pushed in front of train

From Morning Report, 8:25 am on 30 July 2019

An eight-year-old boy has died after he was pushed in front of an oncoming train at Frankfurt's main station and run over.

The boy's mother was also pushed but was able to save herself - she is recovering in hospital.

Police are questioning a 40-year-old Eritrean man about the crime.

RNZ's correspondent in Germany, Thomas Sparrow, speaks with Corin Dann.