Among the five victims who died following the car-ramming attack perpetrated in Magdeburg on Friday December 20, 2024, was André, aged 9. His mother posted a heartbreaking message on social media.
On the evening of December 20, Taleb A., a 50-year-old doctor, drove his car in the crowd at the Magdeburg Christmas market. The assessment, still provisional, is five dead and 200 injured.
A child among the victims
As of Saturday morning, the updated figure, which was then state of two deathsmentioned the death of a child. This was confirmed with the latest information provided by Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor. At least five people have died in Magdeburg: a 9 year old boyand four women aged 45 to 75.
“Why you?”
A few hours after the terrible attack, a mother named Désirée Gleißner spoke out on Facebook. This is the mother of André, who died Friday evening. “He hadn't hurt anyone… he had only been with us on Earth for 9 years… Why you… Why,” she wrote. “I don't understand… Now you are in heaven with grandma and grandpa, they missed you a lot as much as we miss you here. You will always live in our hearts, I promise you.“
The post quickly went viral: it was shared almost 200,000 times less than 48 hours after its publication.
A collection launched to support the family
As reported by Belgian media Sudinfo, a fundraiser was launched by the local firefighters to help André's family. And for good reason, the young boy was a member of the young fire soldiers of the commune of Warle for six months.
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