Germany: 15-Year-Old Iraqi Boy Pushed to His Death From High-Rise

4 Syrian males and 1 Iraqi female in custody

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In Hamburg, a 15-year-old Iraqi boy was allegedly pushed out of an 8th-floor window of a high-rise and died from his injuries. According to police, the 8th-floor apartment was broken into by a group of people, and an altercation ensued in which the boy was allegedly thrown from the window. Police have arrested 4 Syrian males between the ages of 16-20 and a 22-year-old Iraqi female.

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The article below from BILD (Germany) is translated by Fousesquawk.

5 arrests

15-year-old pushed to his death from high-rise

 Caption: From this apartment on the 8th floor of a high-rise in Hamburg-Harburg, a youth (15) fell and died.

Hamburg- Deadly drama in a Hamburg high-rise

In the middle of the night, police were called to a terrible incident. In Hamburg-Harburg, a youth fell to his death from the 8th floor in a high-rise. He was 15 years old.

Caption: Evidence collected on a balcony at the scene of the crime.

When the firefighters, rescue personnel, and police arrived around 1:15 am in Soltauaer Ring, they found the lifeless body of the teenager in a back courtyard. Despite immediate resuscitation efforts, he died shortly thereafter.

Caption: Rescue services tried in vain to resuscitate the 15-year-old.

15-year-old apparently pushed from high-rise

Evidence suggests that the youth was pushed out of the window of the 14-story high-rise. The officers confirmed at the scene: The 15-year-old did not fall by himself, rather was apparently pushed. Before, there was reportedly a fight between several persons.

According to police, several persons reportedly forced their way into the apartment on the 8th floor and attacked the people present there. Shortly thereafter, the 15-year-old, according to BILD's information, an Iraqi, fell to his death.

Caption: Officers securing evidence at the scene of the crime.

A large deployment of police officers, many heavily armed with sub-machine guns, combed the high-rise looking for the perpetrators. Service dogs were also deployed.

Caption: Heavily armed officers look for the perpetrators.

5 preliminary arrests

Three young men (between 17-22), who witnessed the incident, were in shock. They were treated at the scene and initially held because it was unclear if they were involved in their friend's death. 

Caption: Police secure the scene of the crime at the high-rise.

The attackers then fled the scene. The police immediately launched a large-scale manhunt. In the city district of Hammerbrook, officers stopped 2 taxis.

Due to a match with the description of the perpetrators, police took the passengers into initial custody. According to information from the (police) spokesperson, they are 4 Syrian teenagers and young men (16, 17, 20, 20), as well as a 22-year-old Iraqi woman.

They are currently in police custody on suspicion of the crime.

The scene of the crime was cordoned off. The detectives were securing evidence into the morning. A machete was reportedly seized. The police have not yet confirmed this.

Further details and the background of the crime are not clear. The investigation is in full swing.

Caption: Gathering of evidence in front of the apartment in which a fatal altercation allegedly occurred.