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Texas teen dies after being impaled on bull statue horn | Texas teen dies after being impaled on bull statue horn |
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A US teenager has died after being impaled by the horn of a bull statue on a Texas university campus. | A US teenager has died after being impaled by the horn of a bull statue on a Texas university campus. |
Miguel Martinez was fatally wounded in the chest before dawn on Saturday morning in a park near the National Ranching Heritage Center, at Texas Tech University in the city of Lubbock. | Miguel Martinez was fatally wounded in the chest before dawn on Saturday morning in a park near the National Ranching Heritage Center, at Texas Tech University in the city of Lubbock. |
He is believed to have tripped while playing hide-and-seek with four other children. They were accompanied by two adults at the time. | He is believed to have tripped while playing hide-and-seek with four other children. They were accompanied by two adults at the time. |
Police are investigating the death. | Police are investigating the death. |
The boy's mother, Judith Leseberg, told CBS affiliate KCBD: "He just happened to trip over one of the lights. I guess he lost his balance and he went straight down on one of the horns. | |
"It's hard for all of us. No mother expects this to happen to their child." | "It's hard for all of us. No mother expects this to happen to their child." |
The university said it would review its policies, practices and facilities to determine if any changes needed to be made to prevent a reoccurrence of such an incident. | The university said it would review its policies, practices and facilities to determine if any changes needed to be made to prevent a reoccurrence of such an incident. |
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