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| Tate Modern: Boy, six, stable after being 'thrown' from building | Tate Modern: Boy, six, stable after being 'thrown' from building |
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| A six-year-old boy is in a critical but stable condition after he was "thrown" from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern art gallery in London. | A six-year-old boy is in a critical but stable condition after he was "thrown" from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern art gallery in London. |
| The child, a French national visiting London with his family, was found on a fifth-floor roof after he fell from the viewing platform on Sunday afternoon. | |
| A witness said they heard a "loud bang", before seeing a woman scream: "Where's my son, where's my son?" | A witness said they heard a "loud bang", before seeing a woman scream: "Where's my son, where's my son?" |
| A 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of attempted murder remains in custody. | |
| 'Truly shocking' | 'Truly shocking' |
| The Met Police said it was treating the "truly shocking incident" as an "isolated event with no distinct or apparent motive". | The Met Police said it was treating the "truly shocking incident" as an "isolated event with no distinct or apparent motive". |
| "There is no link between the victim and male arrested," Det Ch Insp John Massey said. | "There is no link between the victim and male arrested," Det Ch Insp John Massey said. |
| The force said the child was "no longer in a life-threatening situation" but his family was waiting for more news about his condition. | The force said the child was "no longer in a life-threatening situation" but his family was waiting for more news about his condition. |
| Det Ch Insp Massey added that officers were keen to speak to anybody who "witnessed a male whose behaviour seemed out of place, suspicious or worrying, in the hour or two before the incident in or near the gallery". | Det Ch Insp Massey added that officers were keen to speak to anybody who "witnessed a male whose behaviour seemed out of place, suspicious or worrying, in the hour or two before the incident in or near the gallery". |
| Emergency services were called to the gallery, based in Bankside near London Bridge Station, at about 14:40 BST. | Emergency services were called to the gallery, based in Bankside near London Bridge Station, at about 14:40 BST. |
| "We treated a person at the scene and took them to hospital," a London Ambulance Service (LAS) spokesman said. | "We treated a person at the scene and took them to hospital," a London Ambulance Service (LAS) spokesman said. |
| The Tate said it was "working closely with the police" and "all our thoughts are with the child and his family". | The Tate said it was "working closely with the police" and "all our thoughts are with the child and his family". |
| A spokeswoman for the gallery added the Tate was open on Monday but the viewing platform would remain shut throughout the day. | A spokeswoman for the gallery added the Tate was open on Monday but the viewing platform would remain shut throughout the day. |
| Admin worker Nancy Barnfield, 47, of Rochdale, was at the 10th floor viewing gallery with a friend and their children when her friend heard a "loud bang". | Admin worker Nancy Barnfield, 47, of Rochdale, was at the 10th floor viewing gallery with a friend and their children when her friend heard a "loud bang". |
| Ms Barnfield said she turned around and saw a woman screaming: "Where's my son, where's my son?" | Ms Barnfield said she turned around and saw a woman screaming: "Where's my son, where's my son?" |
| Members of the public quickly gathered around a man who was nearby, she said. | Members of the public quickly gathered around a man who was nearby, she said. |
| Ms Barnfield said: "We did not notice the mum before, we noticed her after because she was hysterical by then." | Ms Barnfield said: "We did not notice the mum before, we noticed her after because she was hysterical by then." |
| She said the person who was restrained by members of the public before the police arrived "just stood there and was quite calm". | She said the person who was restrained by members of the public before the police arrived "just stood there and was quite calm". |
| BBC journalist Olga Malchevska, who was on the balcony with her son, said she heard a scream then saw some pushing. | BBC journalist Olga Malchevska, who was on the balcony with her son, said she heard a scream then saw some pushing. |
| "I just felt like something is going on, I should take my child out of there immediately and we tried to go towards the exit," she said. | "I just felt like something is going on, I should take my child out of there immediately and we tried to go towards the exit," she said. |
| She added: "We got to the packed lift. People there were saying that one boy threw another one from the balcony. We were all shocked." | She added: "We got to the packed lift. People there were saying that one boy threw another one from the balcony. We were all shocked." |
| Stuart Haggas said he saw emergency crews moving along the roof between the gallery's Turbine Hall and its recent extension. | Stuart Haggas said he saw emergency crews moving along the roof between the gallery's Turbine Hall and its recent extension. |
| "They were carrying a stretcher with someone on it, plus a second stretcher was waiting by the door," he said. | "They were carrying a stretcher with someone on it, plus a second stretcher was waiting by the door," he said. |
| BBC correspondent Jonny Dymond, who was also there, said visitors were "funnelled towards the main Turbine Hall and the exits were all closed". | BBC correspondent Jonny Dymond, who was also there, said visitors were "funnelled towards the main Turbine Hall and the exits were all closed". |
| "There were quite a lot of families with children, and security guards told us we couldn't leave," he said. | "There were quite a lot of families with children, and security guards told us we couldn't leave," he said. |
| "There were at least two fire engines, 10 police cars and an incident control unit. Parts of the exterior of the building were taped off." | "There were at least two fire engines, 10 police cars and an incident control unit. Parts of the exterior of the building were taped off." |
| The Tate Modern opened in the disused power station on the River Thames in 2000, while the extension with the viewing platform was opened in 2016. | The Tate Modern opened in the disused power station on the River Thames in 2000, while the extension with the viewing platform was opened in 2016. |
| It was the UK's most popular tourist attraction in 2018 with 5.9 million visitors, according to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. | It was the UK's most popular tourist attraction in 2018 with 5.9 million visitors, according to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. |
| Did you witness what happened? Get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk | Did you witness what happened? Get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk |
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