Case of attempted murder of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy in Germany may be closed as new details have emerged

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1. *Tumbleweed*

2. >The prosecutor’s office subsequently discovered that the boy’s initial testimony was false.
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   >The prosecutor’s office says the boy was playing with other children in the canal itself, shouting swear words as a joke. They were approached by a man who spoke to the children in Russian, which they understood.
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   >The children apparently annoyed the man, and an argument broke out between them. When the 10-year-old boy started to get out of the canal and climbed onto the bridge’s steel supports, the man allegedly pulled on his T-shirt. The boy was under the impression that he was pushed into the water.
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   >The police suggest that the child lost his balance but did not fall, even though he was in water that was about 20 centimetres deep.
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   >The prosecutor’s office asserts that the boy initially gave a false testimony. The child was allegedly afraid of how his parents would react to his dirty clothes and injuries he had sustained to his leg while playing.

   …wow.

3. It’s horrifying that this piece of news only reached a few places and with low resonance.

   Ngl, tho, I’m kinda reluctant to share that in UKR/RU subs, as tankies may pick it up and use it as projection for theit persecution fetish.

4. we already knew ukrainians were liars