Updated on 06/03/2022 at 11:30 am
- A 10-year-old was apparently killed by a cow near Munich.
- The boy was found in the stable with serious injuries and died shortly afterwards in hospital.
A ten-year-old boy was killed by a cow in the stable of his parents’ farm in Feldkirchen-Westerham, near Munich. To conclude from the injuries, the child was likely crushed by the animal, police headquarters in Upper Bavaria South said on Friday. Investigators are currently assuming the boy was pushed against a wall by a cow and suffered fatal injuries.
The parents would have been busy working in the stable on Thursday afternoon. The son is said to have been there and was eventually discovered unconscious by the parents.
How exactly the accident happened is still unclear. According to police, family members informed the integrated control center around 5:45 pm. Despite emergency medical efforts, the boy died in a hospital at night, police said. The Rosenheim Criminal Police launched the investigation. The portal “Passauer Neue Presse” and the portal “Rosenheim24” had previously reported.
Again and again fatal accidents with cows
Accidents involving cows are not that rare. “It happens again and again that serious or fatal accidents occur with livestock when working in the barn or on the pasture because the animals have a large mass,” said Stefan Sonntag, spokesman for the police headquarters in Upper Bavaria. “Especially in a pen where it is narrower, the risk of being pushed against a wall or pen by an animal is greater.” The animal does not have to behave aggressively.
There are particular dangers in alpine pastures if suckler cows are disturbed with their calves. It can be dangerous, especially when dogs are involved. Austria has long established rules for hikers, and signs in Bavaria also warn about cattle. An incident in Austria made headlines in 2014 when a dog owner was trampled to death by a herd that likely wanted to protect their calves from the dog. (dpa/ska) © dpa
Updated on 01/06/2022 at 16:26
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