Overview

• A 40-year-old homeless man was taken into custody in Berlin-Mitte after witnesses said he hurled a traffic sign that narrowly missed a seven-year-old boy.
• Police say additional witnesses reported a second sign was thrown onto the roadway, nearly striking a passing cyclist on Karl-Liebknecht-Straße.
• The child’s 29-year-old mother identified the suspect nearby, leading officers to arrest him at his alleged sleeping place.
• The man stated he was under the influence, refused a voluntary breath test, reported chest pain, and received on-scene treatment before a prosecutor-ordered blood sample was taken.
• Investigators at Polizeidirektion 5 are handling the case, with authorities preparing to present the suspect to a duty court to seek a detention order; coverage cites official police information, with one outlet noting AI-assisted production.