It's still a developing story in the local region, but what the cops are saying....on one of the platforms and while waiting for a long-distance ICE train to arrive.....some Eritrean guy (around age 40) apparently pushed a mother and her child....along with a 3rd person....into the path of the train. The third person somehow avoided the push, with the mother able to regain herself and climb out. The kid failed to do so, and died as the train hit him.
At this point, the Eritrean guy took off running down the platform, and some folks took off after him.....catching him and holding him down until the cops got there.
It triggered a major chaos at the station, where several of the tracks were shut down, and various trains either cancelled or delayed.
Cause of this? Cops have no idea. The station, based on my visits there in the past couple of years, has become a drug-sales zone, with cops making a massive effort to keep it 'clear'. The potential that the guy is just a nut-case? Well, that's a possibility as well. The station is a magnet for the homeless crowd.
Added comment: Duisburg cops have said that an event from 20 July.....where a woman was pushed off in front of a train there....was triggered by a young guy (around age 28), who blood tests confirm cocaine in his system. It was a similar type event. The dead woman had no connection to the guy involved.....with this accused guy a German-Serb (born in Germany apparently).
Update: Tuesday morning. Cops now say that the 40-year old Eritrean guy....has lived in Switzerland since 2006. Background and reason to be in Frankfurt? Unknown. Episode has triggered significant chatter among Germans on what they can do to protect people at stations, but just adding a couple more cops to patrol.....will do absolutely nothing.
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