Attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market: “You were only there for 9 years on Earth. Why you?” A mother's message to her murdered son

André Gleißner was only 9 years old. He tragically died in the vehicular attack which hit the Magdeburg Christmas market in Germany this Friday, December 20, the latest toll being 5 dead and 200 injured. He is the only child among the victims.

“André had not harmed anyone. You had only been there for 9 years on Earth. Why you?” his mother poured out in a poignant message published on Facebook. “Now you are with grandma and grandpa in heaven. They missed you a lot, as we miss you here now. You will always live in our hearts. I promise you,” continued Désirée Gleißner.

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“A fundraiser was launched by the local firefighters to support the family,” explains the Belgian media Sudinfo. Indeed, according to the Belgian media, the young boy had been a member of the Warle firefighters for six months.

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These kinds of tragic stories have been multiplying in a bereaved Germany since the start of the weekend. The day after the attack, 2,000 people gathered to support the families of victims and injured despite pouring rain. The resigning Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, will travel to Magdeburg on December 22 to express France's solidarity.