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Teenager arrested after 'throwing' boy from London's Tate Modern

A six-year-old boy was thrown from the tenth floor viewing platform at London's Tate Modern on Sunday.

Handout photo from the Twitter feed page of @workofstuart of emergency crews attending a scene at the Tate Modern art gallery,

Handout photo from the Twitter feed page of @workofstuart of emergency crews attending a scene at the Tate Modern art gallery Source: PA/Stuart Haggas

A teenager was arrested on Sunday after allegedly throwing a six-year-old boy from a tenth-floor viewing platform of London's Tate Modern gallery, police said.

The boy was airlifted to hospital and is in a critical condition, while the 17-year-old male suspect is being held on suspicion of attempted murder.

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By Abdallah Kamal
Source: AFP, SBS

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